Kiran Thapa Magar sworn in as Bagmati chief minister, forms seven-member Cabinet

Kiran Thapa Magar officially took office as the chief minister of Bagmati Province on Thursday, concluding a protracted political struggle for leadership. The swearing-in ceremony, presided over by Provincial Head Dipak Prasad Devkota in Hetauda, marked the formation of a seven-member Cabinet.

Magar secured the chief minister position with the backing of lawmakers from his own CPN-UML party, the Nepali Communist Party, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. Following his appointment, he moved swiftly to establish his government by naming five ministers to specific portfolios and one minister without portfolio.

The newly appointed ministers are Saral Sahayatri Paudel for economic affairs and planning, Bharat KC for physical infrastructure, Raju Bista for water supply, energy, and irrigation, Rajendra Prajapati for industry, tourism, labour, and employment, and Gir Bahadur Tamang for health and social development. Gyan Bahadur Tamang was appointed as a minister without portfolio. All six ministers took their oaths of office and secrecy, signaling the new administration's readiness to govern.