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.