Nepal plunged into fresh political turmoil on Saturday as President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved Parliament and fixed general elections in November amid a worsening Covid-19 outbreak.

The surprise announcement comes after a presidential statement said neither the caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, nor opposition leader Sher Bahadur Deuba were able to demonstrate a majority to form a new government by the Friday deadline set by Bhandari...