KATHMANDU: Newly appointed Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli, expanded his Cabinet on Monday.
Twenty one ministers from four parties were sworn in along with PM Oli.
Oli was appointed as the new Prime Minister under Article 76 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal after outgoing PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal failed to secure a vote of confidence.
Oli assumes office with the backing of lawmakers from the CPN-UML and Nepali Congress, the largest party in the House of Representatives.
The two parties have forged an alliance and agreed to share power at the central and provincial levels.
Of the 20 ministers, 10 represent Nepali Congress, eight UML, two Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP), and one Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (LSP).
Ministers from Nepali Congress:
Prakashman Singh – Deputy Prime Minister and 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 – Deputy Prime Minister and 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 Defense
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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