Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday urged all political outfits to form an all-party government and hold fresh elections, as he tried to justify the dissolution of the House of Representatives by the President, saying a “functionless” parliament turned out to be the main source of instability in the country.

“Going for an election can never be a regressive act,” Oli said in a televised address to the nation, a week after the House was dissolved by President Bidya Devi Bhandari.

The President dissolved the 275-member House of Representatives on Saturday for the second time in five months and announced snap elections on November 12 and November 19 on the advice of Oli, who is heading a minority government.

Oli, 69, called upon the parties to form a government and hold elections, My Republica.com portal quoted him as saying.

Addressing the nation as the chief executive of the country, Oli took most of his time to criticise the moves taken by the Opposition parties and his fellow party leaders. He blamed them and the dissident faction of the ruling CPN-UML for the dissolution of parliament.

Oli said parliament could not ensure stability in the country even after it was restored on February 23.