Purna Bahadur Khadka has been appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Prakash Sharan Mahat as the Finance Minister, Ramesh Rijal as the Industry, Commerce and Supplies Minister and Sita Gurung as the Urban Development Minister from the Nepali Congress.
Similarly, Shakti Bahadur Basnet has been appointed as the Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation from the CPN (Maoist Center). Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha was given the responsibility of Home Ministry while the posts of other Maoist ministers have been kept intact.
Likewise, Beduram Bhusal has been appointed as the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development and Prakash Jwala as the Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport from the CPN (Unified Socialist).
Similarly, Ashok Rai has been appointed as the Minister for Education, Science and Technology from the Janata Samajbadi Party, Sharad Singh Bhandari as the Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security from the Democratic Socialist Party, Mahendra Raya as the Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens from the Nepal Samajbadi and Ranjita Shrestha as the Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation from the Nagarik Unmukti Party.
Meanwhile, Drinking Water Minister Abdul Khan submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Dahal.
Khan, who is also the Vice-Chairman of the Janamat Party, tendered his resignation after he did not get the Ministry of Industry.
Dahal was appointed as the Prime Minister on December 25.
The CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Dahal, who had forged an alliance with the CPN-UML, took the oath of office and secrecy on December 26.
The UML quit the government by withdrawing the support extended to Dahal on March 27 after the Maoist decided to support Nepal Congress in the presidential and vice-presidential elections.
Prime Minister Dahal, who had led the 10-party alliance, secured a vote of confidence for the second time on March 20.
