The Office of the President of Nepal, issuing a statement on May 21 said neither the incumbent Prime (PM) Minister KP Sharma Oli, nor the opposition leader Sher Bahadur Deuba, both of whom had forwarded claim to Government, can be appointed PM, reports The Himalayan Times. President Bidya Devi Bhandari stated that the claims of both the PM aspirants fall short of required provisions and as such, neither can proceed to form a new government, therefore rejecting their claims. 'It has been noted that PM Oli counted those lawmakers as his supporters who extended support to Opposition alliance whereas the UML and JSP-N have forwarded letters stating action would be taken against those who had gone against the party to endorse oppostion's claim," Bhandari cited as the reasons to invalidate claims of both the parties.