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Newly appointed Chief Minister of Bagmati Province Shalikram Jamarkattel called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter’s official residence in Baluwatar on Thursday. During the meeting, Prime Minister Dahal congratulated Jamarkattel on his appointment as the Chief Minister, according the PM's Secretariat. The newly appointed Chief Minister Jamarkattel is the leader of CPN (Maoist Centre). He was appointed as the Chief Minister on Monday with the support of ruling parties including the CPN-UML.

The Nagarik Unmukti Party has decided to support the ruling coalition in the Sudurpaschim Province. Unmukti Party Chairperson Ranjita Shrestha said that the party has decided to extend support to the ruling alliance after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli expressed their commitment to release Resham Chaudhary among others arrested for their suspicious involvement in killing seven police personnel in Tikapur incident. She said that PM Dahal and Oli have promised to release Chaudhary among others within mid-February as a gift of Maghi to Tharus. The Nagarik Unmukti Party had decided not to support the ruling alliance in Sudurpaschim until the release of Chaudhary. Though the Nagaruk Unmukti Party has decided to support the government, it will stay in the opposition, Chairperson Shrestha said. The party has supported the Dahal-led government with conditions in the federal parliament also. Shrestha has said that they would not participate in the government until their demands are met.

CPN-UML leader Lila Giri has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Lumbini Province. Province Chief Amik Sherchen appointed CPN-UML Parliamentary Party leader Giri as the Chief Minister of Lumbini Province. Giri has submitted the claim for the appointment of Chief Minister with the signatures of 58 Province Assembly members. He has the support of 58 lawmakers—29 of UML, 10 of CPN (Maoist Center), four of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, four of Nagarik Unmukti Party, three of Janata Samajbadi Party, three of Janamat Party, three of Democratic Socialist Party and two independent members.    

Janata Samajbadi Party leader Saroj Kumar Yadav has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Madhes Province. Province Chief Hari Shankar Mishra appointed Yadav as the Chief Minister as per Article 168 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal. Yadav submitted the claim with the support of Province Assembly members of CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center), Janamat Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Nepal Federal Socialist Party. Apart from them, independent Province Assembly members Surita Sah and Anirudra Singh also supported Yadav. The Janata Samajbadi Party, which is ranked third with 16 Province Assembly members in Madhes Province, has support of 63 Province Assembly members.