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4 UML ministers take oath in Sudurpaschim Province
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4 UML ministers take oath in Sudurpaschim Province

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  • Four ministers from the CPN-UML party took their oaths of office in Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal.
  • The appointments followed the resignation of the previous Chief Minister, Kamal Bahadur Shah, and the subsequent appointment of Khagaraj Bhatta.
  • Bhatta's appointment as Chief Minister is part of an alliance agreement between the CPN-UML and the Nepal Communist Party (NCP).

Four ministers from the CPN-UML party, including a Minister of State, were sworn into office in Nepal's Sudurpaschim Province on Friday. Province Chief Nazir Miya administered the oath to the new ministers.

Santosh Sharma Thapa will serve as Minister for Social Development, Chakra Bahadur Malla as Minister for Economic Affairs, Daman Bhandari as Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives, and Janaki Air Bam as Minister of State for Economic Affairs.

The appointments come after Chief Minister Khagaraj Bhatta took office. Bhatta, the parliamentary party leader of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) in the provincial assembly, secured the Chief Minister position through an alliance with the CPN-UML, based on a three-point agreement.

This political shift occurred after Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Kamal Bahadur Shah resigned as Chief Minister on Thursday. Province Chief Miya then appointed Bhatta on Friday.

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