KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal‘s parliament on June 3 elected unopposed three-time former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to the top post once again. This is the tenth time in just over a decade the leadership has changed hands in the Himalayan nation. Deuba, a wily political veteran, stood unopposed in the parliamentary election having struck a deal with his predecessor that some criticised as being undemocratic. Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal- who resigned a fortnight ago after just ten months as prime minister- had agreed to stand aside for Deuba once long awaited local polls had been held in Nepal. “I announce that respected member Sher Bahadur Deuba… has been elected to the post of Nepal’s prime minister,” said Parliament Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar, addressing parliament during a live television broadcast. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called up Nepal’s Prime Minister-elect Sher Bahadur Deuba to congratulate him and convey his best wishes for the country’s progress. (agencies)