Chief Minister of Madhesh Province

Chief Minister of Madhesh Province
मधेश प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री
Incumbent Jitendra Prasad Sonal since 16 October 2025
Government of Madhesh 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(7 years ago) (2018)
First holder	Lalbabu Raut
Salary	रु. - 61,000
Website	Official website

The chief minister of the Madhesh Province is the head of government of Madhesh 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 Jitendra Prasad Sonal of the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, in office since 16 October 2025. ^{[2] [3]}

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. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

List of chief ministers of Madhesh province

No.		Portrait	Name Constituency (Lifespan)	Term of office			Assembly Mandate	Party	Cabinet	Ref.
				Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
	1		Lalbabu Raut MPA for Parsa 1 (B) (born 1966)	14 February 2018	13 January 2023	4 years, 333 days	1st (2017)	Federal Socialist Forum	Raut	[6]
								Samajbadi Party
								People's Socialist Party, Nepal
	2		Saroj Kumar Yadav MPA for Bara 1 (B) (born 1972)	13 January 2023	7 June 2024	1 year, 146 days	2nd (2022)		Yadav	[7]
	3		Satish Kumar Singh MPA for Saptari 2 (A) (born 1982)	7 June 2024	15 October 2025	1 year, 130 days		Janamat Party	Singh	[8]
	4		Jitendra Prasad Sonal MPA for Bara 4 (B) (born 1969)	16 October 2025	Incumbent	7 days		Loktantrik Samajwadi Party	Sonal	[2] [3]

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. Setopati, Suresh Bidari. "Jitendra Sonal becomes fourth chief minister of Madhesh". Setopati. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
3. "Jitendra Sonal takes oath as Madhesh chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
4. Article 178, Constitution of Nepal, 20 September 2015
5. Article 168, Constitution of Nepal, 20 September 2015
6. "Lalbabu Raut to be sworn in Province 2 CM today". The Himalayan Times. 14 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
7. "JSP provincial assembly leader Saroj Kumar Yadav appointed Madhesh province chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
8. "New Madhesh chief minister forms 14-member Cabinet". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.