Koshi Cabinet Expansion: Four ministers, two ministers of state added

ITAHARI: Koshi Chief Minister Kedar Karki has expanded his cabinet by inducting four ministers and two ministers of state.

Karki appointed two provincial assembly members each from the Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Center) as ministers, and two provincial assembly members of the Nepali Congress as ministers of state on Friday.

Pradip Kumar Sunuwar and Ram Kumar Khatri of the Nepali Congress have been appointed as Minister of Health and Minister for Agriculture and Cooperative Development, respectively. Likewise, Maoist Center’s Rajendra Karki and Narayan Magar have been appointed as Minister for Social Development and Minister for Water Supply, Irrigation, and Energy, respectively.

Similarly, Indira Thapa and Sunita Kumari Gurung of the Nepali Congress have been appointed as Ministers of State for Economic Affairs and Planning, and Minister of State for Internal Affairs and Law.

With these appointments, the size of the Koshi cabinet has reached.

Koshi Cabinet:

Kedar Karki – Chief Minister, Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning
Pradip Kumar Sunuwar – Minister for Health
Rajendra Karki – Minister for Social Development
Shamsher Rai – Minister for Internal Affairs and Law
Ganesh Prasad Upreti – Minister for Tourism, Forest, and Environment
Kamal Prasad Jagebu – Minister for Infrastructure Development
Ram Kumar Khatri – Minister for Industry, Agriculture, and Cooperative
Narayan Bahadur Magar – Minister for Water Supply, Irrigation, and Energy
Indira Thapa – Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Planning
Sunita Kumari Gurung – Minister of State for Internal Affairs and Law