Ranju Bastola

The Right Honourable Ranju Bastola
Bastola in 2020
Prime Minister of Mahana
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 March 2021
President	Bina Sharma
Deputy	Lalit Tuladhar
Preceded by	Bharat Karna
Chief of Military Strategy
In office 1 July 2012 – 1 May 2015
President	Ranju Bastola
Preceded by	Beena Khwaounju
Succeeded by	Indra Mainali
Assembled Nations Chief Strategist
In office 2 July 1982 – 8 September 1993
General Chief of the Army
In office 8 September 1993 – 1 July 2012
Succeeded by	Birbal Timsina
Personal details
Born	Ranju Chandrashekhar Thapalia Bastola (1954-12-12) December 12, 1954 Veydu, Sadheshi Province, Mahana
Citizenship	Mahana
Political party	MC
Spouse	Rasmi Chapai (m. 1980)
Children	4
Parents	Sanjay Bastola (father) Loleeta Dhital (mother)
Alma mater	Veydu College of Classics and Law and KWC Fine University

Ranju Bastola (born,Ranju Mukta Niyogi Bastola; 12 December 1954) (Mahanan: रञ्जु बाँस्तोल) is a Mahanan politician and former army strategist who has been the Prime Minister of Mahana since 2021 and as vice-president of the Mahanan Congress since 2020. He described himself as "right of centre, with a strong social emphasis".

Born in Veydu to a military family, he was raised speaking both Mahanan and Ramil, with a Mahanan father and a Koto mother. Following his graduation from high school in 1971 he immediately enlisted for the Mahanan armed forces. After being rejected from the harsh Durkha regiment, he joined the Mahanan Royal Army and joined the Misra Helper's Party in 1975. As tensions began to rise, Bastola left the Helper's Party to take position as strategist for the Assembled Nations Defence Force in 1982. During this time, Bastola was living abroad in Iwenland where he learned to speak fluent Anglish and Eiwenish. After helping convincing victory during the Mahanan Civil War through the Assembled Nations Mission in Mahana, Bastola took position back in the Mahanan government as General Chief of the Mahanan Army. He maintained this position until 2012, where he stepped down for a less consuming position as Chief of Military Strategy.

In December of 2020 Bastola announced his plan to run for the 2021 General Election in Mahana.