 Koirala was elected as Prime Minister of Nepal by the parliament on 9 February 2014.Koirala joined the Nepali Congress in 1952 and served in various capacities prior to becoming its president in 2010.Sushil Koirala was born to Bodh Prasad Koirala and Kuminidi Koirala on 12 August 1939 in Biratnagar, second-largest city of Nepal.