The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (Nepali: नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (एकीकृत मार्क्सवादी-लेनिनवादी), romanized: nēpāl kamyuniṣṭ pārṭī (ēkīkṛt mārksavādī-lēninavādī); abbr. CPN (UML)) is a communist political party in Nepal. The party emerged as one of the major parties in Nepal after the end of the Panchayat era.
The Minister for Internal Affairs and Law (or simply, the Internal Minister, is the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law of the Government of Koshi Province. One of the senior-most officers in the Provincial Cabinet, the minister is responsible for maintain peace and state security; the state's police force and investigation bureau comes under its jurisdiction. Occasionally, they are assisted by the Minister of State for Internal Affairs and Law.
The Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives is the head of the Ministry of Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Government of Koshi Province. One of the senior-most officers in the Provincial Cabinet, the minister is responsible for promoting the cooperative sector in national development and adopting policies related to agriculture and land reform, realising the need for land management, formulation implementation and regulation of land management in Koshi Province.
The Leader of the Opposition is an elected member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly who is leads the official opposition in the house of the Koshi Provincial Assembly. The leader of the opposition is the Provincial speaker of the party with the most seats after the government party. The Leader of the Opposition in Koshi Provincial Assembly is the parliament party leader of the provincial assembly's second largest political party. The post is held by Indra Bahadur Angbo.
The provinces of Nepal are governed by provincial governments which form the second level of governance in the country; after the federal government. The provincial governments are established, and their structure is defined by Part 13 of the Constitution of Nepal.
In Nepal, the chief minister is the elected head of government of each of the seven provinces. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the provinces according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal.
The chief minister of the Bagmati Province is the head of government of Bagmati Province. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the province according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal. 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 chief minister of the Lumbini Province is the head of government of Lumbini Province. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the province according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal. 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 chief minister of the Sudurpashchim Province is the head of government of Sudurpashchim Province. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the province according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal. 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 first Koshi Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 93 members were elected to the assembly, 56 of whom were elected through direct elections and 37 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 5 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Sher Dhan Rai and Bhim Acharya served as chief ministers from CPN and Rajendra Kumar Rai served as chief minister from CPN during the term of the assembly. Pradeep Kumar Bhandari served as the speaker of the assembly and Saraswati Pokharel served as deputy speaker.
The 2nd Koshi Provincial Assembly was elected through the provincial elections held on 20 November 2022. The assembly has 56 constituency seats in which members are elected through direct elections and 36 proportional representation party list seats. The term of the assembly is 5 years unless dissolved earlier. The first session of the assembly commenced from 1 January 2023.
The Second Hikmat Karki cabinet was the 7th provincial government of Koshi Province. It was formed after Hikmat Kumar Karki was sworn in as Chief Minister of Koshi Province on 8 September 2023 as previous Chief minister, Uddhav Thapa–led governments was unconstitutional.
Hikmat Kumar Karki is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal. He has served as the chief minister of Koshi Province. He is also member of standing committee of CPN (UML). Karki has been serving as a member of the provincial assembly of Koshi Province from Jhapa 5 (A) since 2017. Karki had previously served as the Minister for Internal Affairs and Law in Sher Dhan Rai's cabinet from 2018 to 2021.
The Hikmat Kumar Karki cabinet was the 4th provincial government of Koshi Province. It was formed after Hikmat Kumar Karki was sworn in as Chief Minister of Koshi Province on 9 January 2023.
The Government of Koshi, known locally as the Provincial Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Koshi Province which consists of 14 districts.
The Uddhav Thapa cabinet was the 5th provincial government of Koshi Province. It was formed after Uddhav Thapa was sworn in as Chief Minister of Koshi Province on 7 July 2023 as previous Chief minister, Hikmat Kumar Karki failed to win vote of confidence.
The Third Hikmat Karki cabinet is the current and 9th provincial government of Koshi Province. It was formed after Hikmat Kumar Karki was sworn in as Chief Minister of Koshi Province on 9 May 2024. Karki's claim for chief minister was supported by the Communist Party of Nepal and Communist Party of Nepal.
Ram Bahadur Ranamagar is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the CPN. He is currently serving as the Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning of Koshi Province since 9 May 2024. Ranamagar has been serving as a member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly from Ilam 2(B) constituency since 2017.
Ek Raj Karki is Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal Party. Karki is currently serving as the Minister for Water Supply, Irrigation and Energy of Koshi Province. He also serves as a member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly and was elected from Jhapa 2(A) constituency. Karki had served as Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development of Koshi Province.
The Minister for Social Development is the head of the Ministry of Social Development of the Government of Koshi Province. One of the senior-most officers in the Provincial Cabinet, the minister is responsible for the management and promotion of labor and employment and the province's education, youth sports, women, children, senior citizens, disabilities and social security, program implementation, and regulating and managing non-plans.
