The CPN-UML has appointed new province in-charges in all the seven provinces.

A Secretariat meeting held on Thursday decided to appoint new in-charges in all the seven provinces, General Secretary Shankar Pokharel informed.

According to him, Sherdhan Rai has been appointed as the in-charge of Koshi Province, Lilanath Shrestha as in-charge of Madesh Province and Rajan Bhattarai as in-charge of Bagmati Province.

Similarly, Kiran Gurung has been appointed as the in-charge of Gandaki Province, Padma Aryal as in-charge of Lumbini Province, Gorakh Bahadur Bogati as in-charge of Karnali Province and Lekhraj Bhatta as in-charge of Sudurpaschim Province, Pokharal informed.

Earlier, Aryal was the in-charge of Lumbini Province and Bhatta as in-charge of Sudurpaschim Province.

New in-charges were appointed in the remaining provinces.

The meeting nominated 17 central members.