Second Hikmat Karki cabinet | |
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7th Cabinet of Koshi Province | |
Date formed | 8 September 2023 |
Date dissolved | 14 October 2023 |
People and organisations | |
Governor | Parshuram Khapung |
Chief Minister | Hikmat Kumar Karki |
No. of ministers | 10 |
Member parties | |
Status in legislature | Minority Government |
Opposition party | Nepali Congress |
Opposition leader | Uddhav Thapa, (NC)[1] |
History | |
Election | 2022 |
Legislature term | 5 years |
Predecessor | Second Uddhav Thapa cabinet |
Successor | Kedar Karki cabinet |
The Second Hikmat Karki cabinet was the 7th provincial government of Koshi Province. It was formed after Hikmat Kumar Karki was sworn in as Chief Minister of Koshi Province on 8 September 2023 as previous Chief minister, Uddhav Thapa–led governments was unconstitutional.[2][3]
On September 7, the Supreme Court ordered Koshi’s Provincial governor to appoint CPN-UML’s koshi provincial assembly leader Karki the chief minister of the province, declaring the July 27 vote of confidence secured by Nepali Congress’s Uddhav Thapa as unconstitutional.[4][5]
The top court had issued the mandamus order to appoint Karki as chief minister within 48 hours as per Article 168(3) that paves the way for forming a government led by the leader of the largest party in the assembly. With 40 seats in the 93 members assembly, the UML is the largest party in the province.[6][7]
Karki announced his resignation as chief minister of Koshi Province on October 7. He registered a vote of confidence in the koshi provincial assembly Secretariat on October 4, according to Article 168, Clause 3 of the Constitution. However, seeing that there is no possibility of a vote of confidence in assembly, he resigned from the post.[8][9][10]
S.N. | Portfolio | Holder | Party | Took office | Left office | |
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Cabinet ministers | ||||||
1 | Chief Minister's Office
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Hikmat Kumar Karki | CPN (UML) | 8 September 2023[11][12][13] | 14 October 2023 | |
2 | Minister for Internal Affairs and Law | Lila Ballav Adhikari | CPN (UML) | 25 September 2023[14] | 14 October 2023 | |
3 | Minister for Infrastructure Development | Ekraj Karki | CPN (UML) | 8 September 2023[15] | 14 October 2023 | |
5 | Minister for Tourism, Forests and Environment | Panch Karna Rai | CPN (UML) | 8 September 2023[15] | 14 October 2023 | |
6 | Minister for Health | Til Kumar Menyangbo Limbu | CPN (UML) | 8 September 2023[15] | 14 October 2023 | |
7 | Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari | CPN (UML) | 25 September 2023[14] | 14 October 2023 | |
State ministers | ||||||
8 | Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Planning | Niran Rai | CPN (UML) | 25 September 2023[14] | 14 October 2023 | |
9 | Minister of State for Social Development | Srijana Rai | CPN (UML) | 8 September 2023[15] | 14 October 2023 | |
10 | Minister of State for Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives | Ram Prasad Mahato | CPN (UML) | 16 August 2023[14] | 14 October 2023 |