| Cabinet Name: | 1994 Adhikari cabinet |
| Jurisdiction: | Nepal |
| Flag: | Flag_of_Nepal.svg |
| Incumbent: | November 1994–September 1995 |
| Date Formed: | 30 November 1994 |
| Date Dissolved: | 12 September 1995 |
| Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
| Government Head: | Man Mohan Adhikari |
| Other Government Minister Title: | Deputy Prime Minister |
| Other Government Minister: | Madhav Kumar Nepal |
| State Head Title: | Monarch |
| State Head: | King Birendra |
| Total Number: | 15 appointments |
| Political Party: | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| Opposition Party: | Nepali Congress |
| Opposition Leader: | Girija Prasad Koirala |
| Election: | 1994 general election |
| Legislature Term: | 3rd House of Representatives |
| Previous: | First G.P. Koirala cabinet |
| Successor: | First Deuba cabinet |
On November 30, 1994, following the 1994 parliamentary election, the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) formed a minority government led by Man Mohan Adhikari.[1] Despite the Nepali Congress securing more popular votes than the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), the latter secured 88 seats to the former's 83. Neither party was successful in forming a coalition to hold a majority of the 205 seats. After failed coalition negotiations, Adhikari became Prime Minister of a minority government, acquiring the support of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party and the Nepal Sadbhawana Party.[2]
Adhikari only served as the Prime Minister of Nepal for nine months and was the first democratically elected prime minister from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). During his time in office, then chief of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz rejected funding the Arun III hydro-electric project[3] Also, the Adhikari government promoted programs such as the build-your-own-village-program.[4] Prime Minister Adhikari also enhanced the relationship with Mongolia.
In June 1995, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party and the Nepal Sadbhawana Party, who helped to form a minority government supported the Nepali Congress's call for a vote of no-confidence in Adhikari's government in a special session of the House of Representatives. Adhikari attempted to dissolve parliament and call elections in an attempt to replicate the circumstances under which he assumed office in 1994. But a Supreme Court challenge led by the Congress saw this move deemed unconstitutional and the parliament was restored. The vote of no-confidence proceeded successfully. Elections in 1995 saw Adhikari's government voted out of office and made Nepali Congress's Sher Bahadur Deuba the next Prime Minister of Nepal.[5]
| Portfolio | Minister | |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet ministers | ||
| Prime MinisterMinister for General Administration | Man Mohan Adhikari | |
| Deputy Prime MinisterMinister of Defence Minister of Foreign Affairs | Madhav Kumar Nepal | |
| Minister for Local Development and Supplies | C.P. Mainali | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Khadga Prasad Oli | |
| Minister of Finance | Bharat Mohan Adhikari | |
| Minister for Agriculture, Land Reform and Management | Radha Krishna Mainali | |
| Minister of Education, Culture and Social Welfare | Modanath Prasrit | |
| Minister of Information and Communications | Pradip Nepal | |
| Minister for Labour and Health | Padma Ratna Tuladhar | |
| State ministers | ||
| Minister of State for Construction and Transportation | Ashok Kumar Rai | |
| Minister of State for Forest and Environment | Salim Miya Ansari | |
| Minister of State for Housing and Physical Planning | Prem Singh Dhami | |
| Minister of State for Law, Justice, Parliamentary Affairs and General Administration | Subash Chandra Nembang | |
| Minister of State for Commerce, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Bhim Rawal | |
| Minister of State for Industry and Water Resource | Hari Pandey | |