Mahendra Bahadur Shahi cabinet

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Mahendra Bahadur Shahi cabinet
1st Cabinet of Karnali Province
Date formed16 February 2018
Date dissolved1 November 2021
People and organisations
Head of stateGovinda Kalauni (as Governor of Karnali Province)
Head of government Mahendra Bahadur Shahi
No. of ministers6
Ministers removed1
Member parties
Status in legislature Coalition Government
Opposition party CPN (UML)
Opposition leader Yam Lal Kandel
History
Election 2017
Legislature term5 years
Outgoing formation Jeevan Bahadur Shahi cabinet
PredecessorProvince established

Mahendra Bahadur Shahi was sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnali Province on 16 February 2018. Here is the list of ministers. [1]

Contents

Ministries

Sl No.NameConstituency (PR if blank)PortfolioPolitical PartyTook officeLeft office
1 Mahendra Bahadur Shahi Kalikot 1(B) Chief Minister CPN (Maoist Centre) 16 February 2018
2 Yagya Bahadur Budha Chhetri [2] Minister for Social Development Nepali Congress 5 June 2021
3 Amar Bahadur Thapa [2] Non MLAMinister for Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development CPN (Unified Socialist) 5 June 2021
4 Sita Kumari Nepali [3] Minister for Internal Affairs and Law CPN (Maoist Centre) 16 May 2021
5 Dinbandhu Shrestha [2] Minister for Water resources and Energy Development Nepali Congress 5 June 2021
6Nanda Singh Budha [4] Non MLAMinister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment CPN (Unified Socialist) 18 February 2018
7Gopal Sharma [3] Western Rukum 1(B) Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning CPN (Maoist Centre) 16 May 2021
8Kurma Raj Shahi [2] Non MLAMinister for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operatives CPN (Unified Socialist) 5 June 2021

Former Ministries

Til 12 May 2021 – 6 June 2021

S.N.PortfolioName
Constituency
Political PartyTook officeLeft office
Cabinet ministers
1 Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers Mahendra Bahadur Shahi
MPA for
Kalikot 1(B)
Maoist Centre 16 February 20181 November 2021
Minister for Social Development30 April 20216 June 2021
Minister for Water resources and Energy Development16 May 20216 June 2021
2Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and EnvironmentNanda Singh Budha
MPA for Dolpa 1(A)
Unified Socialist 18 April 2021 [5] [6] 31 October 2021 [7]
3Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development Amar Bahadur Thapa
List MPA
Unified Socialist 16 May 202131 October 2021 [7]
4Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operativesKurma Raj Shahi
List MPA
Unified Socialist 18 April 2021 [5] [6] 31 October 2021 [7]
5Minister for Internal Affairs, Law Youth and Sports Sita Kumari Nepali Maoist Centre 16 May 2021 [8] 1 November 2021
6Minister for Economic Affairs and PlanningGopal Sharma
MPA forWestern Rukum 1(B)
Maoist Centre 16 May 2021 [8] 1 November 2021

Til 30 April 2021 – 12 May 2021

S.N.PortfolioName
Constituency
Political PartyTook officeLeft office
Cabinet ministers
1 Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers Mahendra Bahadur Shahi
MPA for
Kalikot 1(B)
Maoist Centre 16 February 20181 November 2021
Minister for Social Development30 April 2021 [9] [10]
2Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Naresh Bhandari
MPA for
Jumla 1(A)
Maoist Centre 18 February 2018 [4] 12 May 2021 [11]
3Minister for Economic Affairs and PlanningBimala KC
List MPA
Maoist Centre 15 April 2021 [10] 12 May 2021
4Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and EnvironmentNanda Singh Budha
MPA for Dolpa 1(A)
Unified Socialist 18 April 2021 [5] [6] 31 October 2021 [7]
5Minister for Physical Infrastructure Amar Bahadur Thapa
List MPA
Unified Socialist 18 April 2021 [5] [6] 16 May 2021 [7]
6Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operativesKurma Raj Shahi
List MPA
Unified Socialist 18 April 2021 [5] [6] 31 October 2021 [7]

Til 18 April – 30 April 2021

S.N.PortfolioName
Constituency
Political PartyTook officeLeft office
Cabinet ministers
1 Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers Mahendra Bahadur Shahi
MPA for
Kalikot 1(B)
Maoist Centre 16 February 20181 November 2021
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Development15 August 201918 April 2021
2Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Naresh Bhandari
MPA for
Jumla 1(A)
Maoist Centre 18 February 2018 [4] 12 May 2021 [11]
Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment15 April 2021 [9] 18 April 2021
4Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operativesBimala KC
List MPA
Maoist Centre 18 February 2018 [4] 18 April 2021
Minister of Economic Affairs and Planning15 April 2021 [9] 12 May 2021
Minister for Social Development15 April 2021 [9] 30 April 2021

Til 16 February 2018 – 5 April 2021

S.N.PortfolioName
Constituency
Political PartyTook officeLeft office
Cabinet ministers
1 Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers Mahendra Bahadur Shahi
MPA for
Kalikot 1(B)
Maoist Centre 16 February 20181 November 2021
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Development15 August 201918 April 2021
2Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Naresh Bhandari
MPA for
Jumla 1(A)
Maoist Centre 18 February 2018 [4] 12 May 2021 [11]
3Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning Prakash Jwala
MPA for Salyan 1(B)
CPN (UML) 18 February 2018 [4] 5 April 2021 [12] [13]
4Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operativesBimala KC
List MPA
Maoist Centre 18 February 2018 [4] 18 April 201
5Minister for Social DevelopmentDal Bahadur Rawal
Humla 1(A)
CPN (UML) 18 February 2018 [4] 5 April 2021 [14] [12]
6Minister for Physical Infrastructure DevelopmentKhadga Bahadur Khatri
MPA for Surkhet 1(B)
CPN (UML) 18 February 2018 [4] 15 August 2019 [13]
7Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and EnvironmentNanda Singh Budha
MPA for Dolpa 1(A)
CPN (UML) 18 February 2018 [4] 5 April 2021 [14] [12]

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