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CPN-UML’s ministers in the Lumbini province government have resigned en masse today. 

Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development, Bhumishwor Dhakal, shared that they have tendered their resignation before Chief Minister Chet Narayan Acharya.  

The UML had five ministers including the Chief Minister in the Lumbini province government.  

Physical Infrastructure Development Minister Dhakal, Minister for Irrigation, Sita Chaudhary, Minister for Land Management and Agriculture, Dinesh Panthi and Health Minister Khem Saru resigned from their posts.

Ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane held a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday during his five-day visit to India.

India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attended the meeting.

Lamichhane was accompanied by his wife Nikita Paudel, party joint general secretary and lawmaker Bipin Acharya, secretariat members and lawmakers Deepak Bohora and Pradeep Acharya.

Lamichhane had left for India at the invitation of the Bharatiya Janata Party on June 1. 

Following the meeting, Indian Prime Minister Modi said that he was delighted to meet RSP President Lamichhane and shared his desire to work closely together for a shared and prosperous future. 

“Delighted to meet the Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party of Nepal, Mr. Rabi Lamichhane. I welcome and fully share his desire to work closely together for a shared and prosperous future,” Modi wrote on X.

Emphasizing Nepal’s importance in India’s regional policy, Modi said the country remains a priority partner under New Delhi’s “Neighbourhood First” approach.

“Nepal is a priority partner under our Neighbourhood First policy and we look forward to collaborating with the new government to elevate the special and multifaceted relationship between our two countries to greater heights,” he further said. 

Earlier on Tuesday, Lamichhane met with Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar and ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin. 

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane is scheduled to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday as part of his ongoing five-day visit to India.

During his visit, Lamichhane is also scheduled to hold an interaction with members of the Nepali Diaspora Forum in India. 

After wrapping up the visit, Lamichhane will return home on June 5. 

Lamichhane had left for India at the invitation of Bharatiya Janata Party on June 1. 

Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party, has called a meeting of its Central Disciplinary Committee for Thursday.

Issuing a statement, Committee Secretary Dinesh Thapa Magar said the meeting will be held at the party’s central office in Sanepa, Lalitpur.

All committee members have been instructed to attend the meeting.

The meeting will deliberate on internal party discipline, complaints received and future action plans, according to the statement.