Ranju Bastola
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Prime Minister Ranju Bastola | |
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 Bastola in 2017 | |
| Born | Ranju Mukta Niyogi Bastola 12 December 1944 (age 78) |
| Occupation | 4th Prime-Minister of Mahana |
| Height | 5 ft (152 cm) 7 |
| Predecessor | Ranjan Byanju |
| Political party | Mahanan Congress |
Ranju Bastola (born,Ranju Mukta Niyogi Bastola; 12 December 1944) (Mahanan: रञ्जु बाँस्तोल)ा is a Mahanan politician serving as the Prime-Minister of Mahana since 2021. He has previously served three terms as prime-minister, since 2011.
Bastola grew up a Ramil speaker in Wanjogai, a town on the Mahanan-Kotowaran border. Bastola attended Veydu College of Classics and Law and read classics during his studies. He was elected President of the Veyduan Union in 1968. In 1971 he became the correspondent for the OARC as well as a writer for the newspaper 'The Samripe Times'. Following the Mahanan Civil War, Bastola became a well-known pro-Congress supporter, being elected to parliament as a member of the party in 1994.