Honorific Prefix: | Honourable |
Office4: | Province Assembly Member of Karnali Province |
Nationality: | Nepalese |
Party: | Nepali Congress |
Predecessor4: | Assembly Created |
Term Start4: | 2017 |
Yagya Bahadur Budha Chhetri | |
Governor: | |
Termstart: | 5 June 2021 |
Office: | Minister for Social Development of Karnali Province |
Native Name: | यज्ञबहादुर बुढा क्षेत्री |
1Namedata: | |
1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
Predecessor: | Dal Bahadur Rawal |
Yagya Bahadur Budha Chhetri (Nepali: यज्ञबहादुर बुढा क्षेत्री) is a Nepali politician of Nepali Congress and Minister for Social Development in Karnali government since 5 June 2021.[1] He is also serving as member of the Karnali Province Provincial Assembly.[2]
Chhetri was elected to the 2017 provincial assembly elections from proportional list of the party. He including one other ministers from Nepali Congress saved incumbent cabinet in vote of confidence.[3] He joined Mahendra Bahadur Shahi cabinet on 5 June 2021 after a group of CPN (UML) withdrew support from the government.[4] As a result of talks between the two parties Congress joined the government with two ministries.[5] Currently, he is minister in Nepali Congress led Jeevan Bahadur Shahi.