Astalaxmi Shakya cabinet explained

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Cabinet Type:Cabinet
Cabinet Number:2nd
Jurisdiction:Bagmati Province
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:18 August 2021
Date Dissolved:27 October 2021
Government Head:Astalaxmi Shakya
State Head:Bishnu Prasad Prasain
Yadav Chandra Sharma
Members Number:12
Political Parties:Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Legislature Status:Minority government[1]
Opposition Party:Nepali Congress
Opposition Leader:Indra Bahadur Baniya, NC[2]
Election:2017
Legislature Term:5 years
Previous:Dormani Poudel cabinet
Successor:Rajendra Pandey cabinet

Astalaxmi Shakya was sworn in as Minority Chief Minister of Bagmati Province on 18 August 2021.[3] After the split of CPN(UML), she's been working on Interim capacity while opposition has claimed majority.[4] She became Chief Minister after the resignation of outgoing chief minister Dormani Poudel as both the parliamentary party leader and chief minister. Here is the list of Minister. [5]

Chief minister and cabinet ministers

Sl No.NameConstituency (PR if blank)PortfolioTook officeLeft officePolitical Party
Cabinet ministers
1Astalaxmi ShakyaKathmandu 8 (B)Chief Minister18 August 2021 CPN(UML)
2Bijay SubediChitwan 2(B)Minister for Social Development8 September 2021CPN(UML)
3Rachana Khadka [6] Minister of Economic Affairs and Planning8 September 20216 January 2021 CPN(UML)
4Dr.Ajaya Kranti ShakyaKathmandu 9(A)Minister of Internal Affairs and Law8 September 2021CPN(UML)
5Shanti Prasad Paudel Ramechhap 1(A)Minister of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment8 September 2021CPN(UML)
6Chandra Lama Kavrepalanchok 1(B)Minister of Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operatives8 September 2021CPN(UML)
7Keshav Raj PandeyNuwakot 2(A)Minister of Physical Infrastructure Development18 August 2021 CPN(UML)
8Pradip Kumar Katuwal Chhetri (K.C) Sindhuli 1(B)Minister of Health8 September 2021CPN(UML)
State Ministers
9Jivan KhadkaLalitpur 3(B)Minister of State for Physical Infrastructure Development 8 September 2021CPN(UML)
10Junelimaya ShresthaMinister of State for Social Development8 September 2021CPN(UML)
11Saraswoti Bati Minister of State for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment8 September 2021CPN(UML)
12Badri MainaliNuwakot 1(B)Minister of State for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operatives8 September 2021CPN(UML)

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: मन्त्रीले नै छाडे अष्टलक्ष्मीको साथ, मुख्यमन्त्री अल्पमतमा. Lokaantar.
  2. Web site: Indra Bahadur Baniya elected NC PP leader of Province 3. 2020-12-05. kathmandupost.com. English.
  3. Web site: Asta Laxmi sworn-in as Chief Minister of Bagmati Province. Khabarhub.
  4. Web site: देउवाको रोजाइ वाग्मती, माधव नेपाल भन्छन्– दुवै प्रदेशमा हाम्रो दाबी छ. 2021-09-20. देउवाको रोजाइ वाग्मती, माधव नेपाल भन्छन्– दुवै प्रदेशमा हाम्रो दाबी छ.
  5. Web site: Bagmati CM Shakya expands cabinet. Khabarhub.
  6. News: PBagmati Chief Minister Shakya expands Cabinet. en. myrepublica. September 8, 2021.