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Rastriya Swatantra Party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane became the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of the Nepal government on Monday. He took the oath of office and secrecy in Sheetal Niwas this afternoon.  

The Nagarik Unmukti Party has decided not to join the government though it supported the incumbent ruling coalition in the government. A meeting of the party held in Dillibazaar Prison on Monday decided not to participate in the government until the release of Resham Chaudhary, party spokesperson Damodar Pandit said. “We will support the government. But, we have decided not to take part in the government until the release of the party's protector Chaudhary,” he said. The Nagarik Unmukti Party has four lawmakers. CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal became the prime minister with the support of seven political parties including the CPN-UML. He is taking the oath of office and secrecy at 4 pm today.

The Rastriya Prajatantra Party has decided not to join the government led by the CPN (Maoist Center). Party Chairman Rajendra Lingden said that though his party supported Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal to become the prime minister, the RPP will not join the government. “We are being urged to join the government. The government was formed by our support. The RPP will not join the government now. We just supported Dahal,” he said. Rastriya Swatantra Party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane and RPP Chairman Lingden had also held a discussion outside the Parliament building on whether to join the government or not. Maoist Center Chairman Dahal became prime minister with the support of seven parties including the CPN-UML on Sunday. President Bhandari appointed Dahal as the prime minister as per Article 76 (2) of the Constitution. He is taking the oath of office and secrecy at 4 pm today.

The CPN (Maoist Center) has decided to make senior Vice-Chairman Narayankaji Shrestha a minister in the first phase. An office bearers meeting held at the party office in Parisdanda on Monday has decided to send Shrestha in the government along with the deputy prime minister. Newly elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is taking the oath of office and secrecy amidst a program at the Sheetal Niwas this afternoon. However, it has not been decided yet which ministry Shrestha will get in the new government. Most probably, Shrestha, Deputy General Secretary Barshaman Pun, Mahindra Raya Yadav and Rekha Sharma will be the ministers from the Maoist Center. Shrestha and Pun, who had played an instrumental role to make Dahal the prime minister in the first phase, will be made ministers in the beginning, a senior leader of the Maoist Center said. Nrayankaji Shrestha, Dev Gurung and Barshaman Pun were in constant touch with the CPN-UML leaders from the beginning. Dahal was elected as the prime minister for the third time with the support of UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli on Sunday. President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed Dahal as the prime minister as per Article 76 (2) of the Constitution.