Koshi Provine CM Karki expands Cabinet, inducts two ministers

Newly appointed Chief Minister of Koshi Province Kedar Karki expanded his Cabinet on Sunday.

Soon after taking the oath of office and secrecy, Karki expanded his Cabinet by inducting two ministers.

He appointed Ram Rana of CPN-UML and Shumsher Rai of Nepali Congress as ministers.

Both of them have already taken the oath of office and secrecy.

Karki was appointed as the chief minister with the support of eight lawmakers of Nepali Congress and 39 of CPN-UML.

After being appointed as the chief minister, Karki held a meeting with UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli in Balkot on Sunday.

Karki became the chief from the Shekhar Koirala faction of the Nepali Congress.

CPN (Maoist Centre) provincial assembly leader Indra Bahadur Angbo had staked a claim for the chief ministerial post from the current alliance.

The candidate of the alliance was deprived of being the chief minister after the Koirala faction with the support of the UML put forward Karki’s name.

UML’s Chief Minister Hikmat Karki had resigned from his post after he failed to secure a vote of confidence.