Jokh Bahadur Mahara appointed as Lumbini Province Chief Minister

Jokh Bahadur Mahara of the CPN (Maoist Center) has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Lumbini Province.

Province Chief Amik Sherchan appointed Mahara as the Chief Minister in accordance with Article 168 (2) of the Constitution.

The Parliamentary Party leader of the Maoist Center, Mahara had staked the claim for the post of Chief Minister with signatures of 44 lawmakers.

With the change in the power equation in the center, Lumibini Province Chief Minister Dilli Raj Chaudhary resigned from his post on Thursday.

Soon after Chaudhary resigned from the post of Chief Minister, Province Chief appealed to the parties to stake claim for the post with the support of two or more than two parties.