10 ministers sworn in at Bagmati
KATHMANDU: SEPT. 8 – Bagmati Chief Minister Astalaxmi Shakya has added 10 ministers. Leader Deepak Niraula informed that the swearing-in of the new ministers is underway. “Additional cabinets have been expanded,” Niraula told Makalu Khabar.
The state government led by Chief Minister Shakya is in a minority with the split of the UML. After this, she made the MP who did not join the Madhav Kumar Nepal-led CPN (Unified Socialist) a minister.
There are currently 43 UML MPs in Bagmati. After the split of the party, 13 lawmakers have identified themselves in favour of the Nepal leadership. Earlier, the UML had a majority in Bagmati. Chief Minister Shakya needs 55 MPs for a majority in the state assembly. As soon as 13 lawmakers left the UML, a majority in the state assembly was in favour of the opposition alliance.
