Chief Minister of Karnali Province

Chief Minister of Karnali Province
कर्णाली प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री
Emblem of Karnali Province
Incumbent Yam Lal Kandel since 8 April 2024
Government of Karnali Province
Style	Honorable Mr. Chief Minister
Status	Head of Government
Abbreviation	CMO
Member of	Provincial Assembly Cabinet
Appointer	Governor
Term length	Until majority confidence retained in provincial assembly Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved earlier No term limits
Formation	2018(8 years ago) (2018)
First holder	Mahendra Bahadur Shahi
Salary	रु. - 61,000
Website	Official website

The chief minister of the Karnali Province is the head of government of Karnali Province. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the province according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal. ^[1] The chief minister remains in office for five years or until the provincial assembly is dissolved, and is subject to no term limits, given that they have the confidence of the assembly.

The current chief minister is Yamlal Kandelof the CPN, in office since 8 April 2024. ^[2]

Qualification

The Constitution of Nepal sets the qualifications required to become eligible for the office of chief minister. A chief minister must meet the qualifications to become a member of the provincial assembly. ^[3]

A member of the provincial assembly must be:

• a citizen of Nepal
• a voter of the concerned province
• of 25 years of age or more
• not convicted of any criminal offense
• not disqualified by any law
• not holding any office of profit

In addition to this, the chief minister must be the parliamentary party leader of the party with the majority seats in the provincial assembly. If no party has a majority, the chief minister must have a majority in the assembly with the support from other parties. If within thirty days of the election, a chief minister is not appointed as such, or fails to obtain a vote of confidence from the assembly, the parliamentary party leader of the party with the most seats in the assembly is appointed chief minister. If the chief minister such appointed fails to obtain a vote of confidence in the assembly, any assembly member who can command a majority in the floor, irrespective of party allegiance, is appointed chief minister. If this chief minister also fails to obtain a vote of confidence, the governor dissolves the assembly and fresh elections are called. ^[4]

List of chief ministers of Karnali province

No.		Portrait	Name Constituency (lifespan)	Term of office			Assembly (election)	Political party	Cabinet	Ref.
				Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
	1		Mahendra Bahadur Shahi MPA for Kalikot 1 (B) (born 1977)	16 February 2018	1 November 2021	3 years, 258 days	1st (2017)	CPN (Maoist Centre)	M. B. Shahi	[5] [6]
	2		Jeevan Bahadur Shahi MPA for Humla 1 (B) (born 1965)	2 November 2021	12 January 2023	1 year, 71 days		Nepali Congress	J. B. Shahi	[7]
	3		Raj Kumar Sharma MPA for Western Rukum 1 (B) (born 1971)	12 January 2023	3 April 2024	1 year, 82 days	2nd (2022)	CPN (Maoist Centre)	Sharma	[2] [8]
	4		Yam Lal Kandel MPA for Surkhet 2 (A) (born 1961)	10 April 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 290 days		CPN (UML)	Kandel	[9]

References

1. "Constitution of Nepal – Part 13 State Executive, Article 167". Nepal Law Commission. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
2. "Maoist Centre's Raj Kumar Sharma appointed Karnali Province chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
3. Article 178, Constitution of Nepal, 20 September 2015
4. Article 168, Constitution of Nepal, 20 September 2015
5. "Shahi appointed Province 6 CM". The Himalayan Times. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
6. Upadhyaya, Nagendra. "Chief Minister Shahi resigns from the post, NC to form new govt". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
7. "Province 1, Karnali get new chief ministers". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
8. "Karnali CM Sharma resigns". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
9. "Karnali Chief Minister Kandel sworn in". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-04-29.