KATHMANDU: Chet Narayan Acharya, the newly appointed Chief Minister of Lumbini Province, is set to take the oath of office and secrecy on Wednesday.
Province Chief Amik Sherchan appointed Acharya on Monday in accordance with Article 168 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal. This appointment follows the resignation of Chief Minister Jokh Bahadur Mahara on Sunday.
Following Mahara’s resignation, Province Chief Sherchan had called for the formation of a new government by 6 pm on Monday, also under Article 168 (2) of the Constitution.
Acharya’s appointment to the Chief Minister’s position is the result of an agreement between the UML and the Nepali Congress to establish a provincial government led by UML.
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