KATHMANDU: Prime Minister (PM) KP Oli took the oath of office and secrecy today.
President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath at the President’s Office, Sheetal Niwas, on Monday.
Oli, who leads the CPN-UML party, was appointed Prime Minister by the President on Sunday under Article 76, Clause (2) of the Constitution of Nepal.
He assumes office with the backing of MPs from the CPN-UML and the Nepali Congress, the largest party in the House of Representatives.
Meanwhile, the list of ministers under the leadership of PM Oli has been finalized.
The Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, Janata Samajwadi Party, and Loktantrik Samajwadi Party will represent their respective partie sin the government.
The breakdown is as follows: Nepali Congress has nominated 9 ministers, UML has nominated 8, JSP has 2, and LSP has 1.
Ministers from Nepali Congress:
Prakashman Singh – Minister for Urban Development
Ramesh Lekhak – Minister of Home Affairs
Dr. Arzu Rana – Minister of Foreign Affairs
Tejulal Chaudhary – Minister of Youth and Sports
Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya – Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Deepak Khadka – Minister of Energy
Ain Bahadur Shahi – Minister of Forest and Environment
Pradeep Poudel – Minister of Health and Population
Badri Prasad Pandey – Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
Ramnath Adhikari – Minister of Agriculture and Livestock
Ministers from UML:
Bishnu Paudel – Minister of Finance
Prithvisubba Gurung – Minister of Communication and Information Technology
Rajkumar Gupta – Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration
Bidya Bhattarai – Minister of Education, Science and Technology
Devendra Dahal – Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport
Balaram Adhikari – Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
Damodar Bhandari – Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supply
Manbeer Rai – Minister of Defence
Ministers from JSP:
Pradeep Yadav – Minister of Drinking Water
Nawalkishore Sah Sudi – Minister of Women, Children, and Senior Citizens
Minister from LSP:
Saratsingh Bhandari – Minister of Labour, Employment, and Social Security
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