Shankar Pokharel was sworn in as Chief Minister of Lumbini Province on 14 February 2018. Here is the list of ministers.[2] This government has been at to fall till 11 August 2021 as ruling party of federal level, Nepali Congress and third largest party in assembly, CPN(Maoist centre) collision has reached majority with a common understanding.[3] Shankar Pokharel resigned on 11 August 2021.[4]
Shankar Pokharel cabinet | |
|---|---|
| 1st Cabinet of Lumbini Province | |
| Date formed | 14 February 2018 |
| Date dissolved | 11 August 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Amik Sherchan (as Governor of Lumbini Province) |
| Head of government | Shankar Pokharel |
| No. of ministers | 6 |
| Ministers removed | 12 |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature | Minority government |
| Opposition party | Nepali Congress |
| Opposition leader | Birendra Kumar Kanodia[1] |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2017 |
| Legislature term(s) | 5 years |
| Incoming formation | Kul Prasad KC cabinet |
| Predecessor | Province established |
Chief Minister & Cabinet Ministers edit
Final arrangement
| S.N. | Portfolio | Holder | Party | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Minister |
Shankar Pokharel[2] | CPN(UML) | 4 June 2021 | 11 August 2021[4] | |
| 2 | Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning | Baijanath Chaudhary | CPN(UML) | |||
| 3 | Minister for Rural and Urban Development | Hari Prasad Rijal | CPN(UML) | |||
| 4 | Minister for Internal Affairs and Law | Chetnath Acharya | CPN(UML) | |||
| 5 | Minister for Health and Population | Bhoj Prasad Shrestha | CPN(UML) | |||
| 6 | Minister for Education and Social Development | Dharma Bahadur Lal Shrivastava | People's Progressive Party | |||
Till August edit
| S.N. | Portfolio | Holder | Party | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Minister |
Shankar Pokharel[2] | CPN(UML) | 4 June 2021 | ||
| 2 | Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning | Baijanath Chaudhary | CPN(UML) | |||
| 3 | Minister for Rural and Urban Development | Hari Prasad Rijal | CPN(UML) | |||
| 4 | Minister for Internal Affairs and Law | Chetnath Acharya | CPN(UML) | |||
| 5 | Minister for Health and Population | Bhoj Prasad Shrestha | CPN(UML) | |||
| 7 | Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operatives | Bijay Bahadur Yadav | PSP-N | 11 August 2021[5] | ||
| 8 | Minister for Education and Social Development | Dharma Bahadur Lal Shrivastava | People's Progressive Party | |||
| 9 | Minister for Industry, Forest and Environment | Kalpana Pandeya | PSP-N | 11 August 2021[5] | ||
| 6 | Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development | Santosh Kumar Pandeya | PSP-N | 10 August 2021[6] | ||
| 10 | Minister of state for Physical Infrastructure Development | Suman Sharma Rayamajhi | PSP-N | 2 July 2021 | ||
Till March 2021
| Sl No. | Name | Constituency (PR if blank) | Portfolio | Took office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shankar Pokharel, Chief Minister | Dang 2(A) | Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning | 14 February 2018 |
| 2 | Kul Prasad KC[7] | Rolpa 1(A) | Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law | 15 February 2018 |
| 3 | Sudarshan Baral[8] | Gulmi 1(A) | Ministry of Social Development | 20 March 2018 |
| 4 | Lila Giri[8] | Rupandehi 2(A) | Ministry for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment | 20 March 2018 |
| 5 | Arati Paudel[8] | Banke 1(B) | Ministry for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operatives | 20 March 2018 |
| 6 | Baijanath Chaudhary[7] | Nawalparasi West 2(A) | Ministry for Physical Infrastructure Development | 15 February 2018 |
Dispute with opposition edit
Kul Prasad KC was proposed as the second Chief-minister of Lumbini Province after Shankar Pokhrel had resigned from the post by the support of NC, PSP-N and Rastriya Janamorcha as a part of National level opposition alliance with majority signatures. Still the proposal was unanimously disapproved by Governor of the province and showed an unlawful manner by appointing Pokharel in minority using CPN(UML) letter pad.[9] Pokharel took oath by calling governor to his official residence than going to governor's which was against the practice till date. On 5 July 2021, one sitting state minister from Shankar Pokharel cabinet resigned to bring back majority in opposition side led my main opposition party Nepali Congress.[10] KC has previously worked as Minister for Internal Affairs and Law in Shankar Pokharel Cabinet while resigned on 6 Baishakh 2078 when he was already proposed as the next Chief minister.
On 15 July 2021, Pokharel and other sitting ministers left the house meeting when they had no chance of getting the budget bill passed.[11] This was claimed a very un-democratic by opposition and they again claimed Pokharel should give a resignation than disturbing the assembly with minority.[12] They are demanding the incumbent Chief-minister to take vote of confidence to check if he's in majority else resign from post.[13]
References edit
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- ^ a b "Province 1, 2 and 5 chief ministers take oath". Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ a b c "Province 5 CM expands Cabinet". Retrieved 2018-03-31.
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- ^ "Lumbini opposition calls for appointing Kul Prasad KC as Chief Minister". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
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