Kathmandu 11 October 2015: Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli  is elected as 38th prime minister of Nepal. He received 338 votes in the prime minister election in the parliament defeating the 37th Prime Minister Sushil koilara. He is the chairman of Communist party of Nepal(Unified Marxist-Leninist)

He was elected as leader of CPN-UML Parliamentary Party in the second constituent assembly on February 4, 2014, defeating party chairman Jhala Nath Khanal by a vote of 98 to 75. He won the Jhapa–7 seat in the 2013  constituent assembly election as a CPN-UML candidate. Oli is well known for his humorous similes and one-liners.
He was the Home Minister in the Adhikari cabinet. He became the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs during the interim government in 2006.
He was unable to complete his formal education due to his involvement in politics. However he has keen interest in reading books on political philosophies and literature.
He was elected to the from Jhapa in 1991, 1994 and 1999 on a CPN-UML ticket. He contested and won from two constituencies in the 1999 election and gave up his Jhapa-6 seat. He lost the 2008 Constituent assembly election.