Shankar Pokharel cabinet

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First Shankar Pokharel cabinet
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1st Cabinet of Lumbini Province
Date formed15 February 2018
Date dissolved2 May 2021
People and organisations
Governor Uma Kant Jha
Dharmanath Yadav
Chief Minister Shankar Pokharel
Member parties Nepal Communist Party
Status in legislature Minority government
Opposition party Nepali Congress
Opposition leader Birendra Kumar Kanodia [1]
History
Election 2017
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorProvince established
Successor Second Shankar Pokharel cabinet

Shankar Pokharel was sworn in as Chief Minister of Lumbini Province on 14 February 2018. Here is the list of ministers. [2] This government has been at to fall till 11 August 2021 as ruling party of federal level, Nepali Congress and third largest party in assembly, CPN(Maoist centre) collision has reached majority with a common understanding. [3] Shankar Pokharel resigned on 11 August 2021. [4]

Contents

Cabinet ministers

S.N.PortfolioName
Constituency		Political PartyTook officeLeft office
Cabinet ministers
1 Chief Minister
All other ministries not allocated to anyone.		 Shankar Pokharel
MPA for Dang 2 (A) 		CPN (UML) 15 February 20182 May 2021 [5]
3Minister for Economic Affairs and PlanningBaijanath Chaudhary
MPA for Nawalparasi West 2(A) 		CPN (UML) 19 April 2021 [6] 2 May 2021 [5]
Minister for Rural and Urban Development
3Minister for Internal Affairs and LawLila Giri
MPA for Rupandehi 2(A) 		CPN (UML) 19 April 2021 [6] 2 May 2021 [5]
Minister for Health and Population
4Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development Santosh Kumar Pandeya
MPA for Rupandehi 3(A) 		PSP-N 19 April 2021 [6] 2 May 2021 [5]
5Minister for Industry, Forests and EnvironmentArati Paudel
MPA for Banke 1(B) 		CPN (UML) 19 April 2021 [6] 2 May 2021 [5]
6Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and CooperativesBijay Bahadur Yadav
MPA for Banke 2(A) 		PSP-N 19 April 2021 [6] 2 May 2021 [5]
7Minister for Education and Social DevelopmentKalpana Pandey
List MPA		 PSP-N 19 April 2021 [6] 2 May 2021 [5]
State ministers
8Minister for Physical Infrastructure DevelopmentSumana Sharma Rayamajihi
List MPA		 PSP-N 19 April 2021 [6] 2 May 2021 [5]

Until April 2021

S.N.PortfolioName
Constituency		Political PartyTook officeLeft office
Cabinet ministers
1 Chief Minister
All other ministries not allocated to anyone.		 Shankar Pokharel
MPA for Dang 2 (A) 		CPN (UML) 15 February 20182 May 2021
2Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Kul Prasad KC
MPA for Rolpa 1 (A) 		CPN (MC) 15 February 2018 [7] 19 April 2021 [8] [9]
3Minister for Physical Infrastructure DevelopmentBaijanath Chaudhary
MPA for Nawalparasi West 2(A) 		CPN (UML) 15 February 2018 [7] 19 April 2021
4Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and EnvironmentLila Giri
MPA for Rupandehi 2(A) 		CPN (UML) 20 March 2018 [10] 19 April 2021
5Minister for Social Development Sudarshan Baral
MPA for Gulmi 1(A) 		CPN (MC) 20 March 2018 [10] 19 April 2021 [8] [9]
7Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and CooperativesArati Paudel
MPA for Banke 1(B) 		CPN (UML) 20 March 2018 [10] 19 April 2021

Second cabinet

Second Shankar Pokharel cabinet
Flag of Nepal.svg
2nd Cabinet of Lumbini Province
Date formed2 May 2021
Date dissolved11 August 2021
People and organisations
Governor Dharmanath Yadav
Amik Sherchan
Chief Minister Shankar Pokharel
Status in legislature Minority government
Opposition party Nepali Congress
Opposition leader Birendra Kumar Kanodia
History
Election 2017
Legislature term5 years
Predecessor First Shankar Pokharel cabinet
Successor Kul Prasad KC cabinet

The Second Shankar Pokharel cabinet was the 2nd provincial government of Lumbini Province. It was formed after Shankar Pokharel was sworn in as Chief Minister of Lumbini Province on 2 May 2021. [11] [12] [13]

S.N.PortfolioName
Constituency		Political PartyTook officeLeft office
Cabinet ministers
1 Chief Minister
All other ministries not allocated to anyone.		 Shankar Pokharel CPN(UML) 2 May 202111 August 2021 [14]
2Minister for Economic Affairs and PlanningBaijanath Chaudhary CPN(UML) 2 May 2021 [15] 11 August 2021 [14]
3Minister for Rural and Urban DevelopmentHari Prasad Rijal CPN(UML) 4 May 2021 [16] 11 August 2021 [14]
4Minister for Internal Affairs and LawChetnath Acharya CPN(UML) 4 May 2021 [16] 11 August 2021 [14]
5Minister for Health and PopulationBhoj Prasad Shrestha CPN(UML) 4 May 2021 [16] 11 August 2021 [14]
6Minister for Physical Infrastructure DevelopmentSantosh Kumar Pandeya PSP-N 2 May 2021 [17] 10 August 2021 [18]
7Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and CooperativesBijay Bahadur Yadav PSP-N 2 May 2021 [17] 11 August 2021 [19]
8Minister for Education and Social DevelopmentDharma Bahadur Lal Shrivastava PPP 4 May 2021 [16] 11 August 2021 [14]
9Minister for Industry, Forest and EnvironmentKalpana Pandeya PSP-N 4 May 2021 [16] 11 August 2021 [19]
State ministers
10Minister of state for Physical Infrastructure DevelopmentSuman Sharma Rayamajhi PSP-N 2 May 2021 [17] 2 July 2021 [20]

Until 4 May 2021 [21]

S.N.PortfolioName
Constituency		Political PartyTook officeLeft office
Cabinet ministers
1 Chief Minister
All other ministries not allocated to anyone.		 Shankar Pokharel CPN(UML) 2 May 202111 August 2021 [14]
2Minister for Economic Affairs and PlanningBaijanath Chaudhary CPN(UML) 2 May 2021 [15] 11 August 2021 [14]
3Minister for Health and PopulationHari Prasad Rijal CPN(UML) 2 May 2021 [15] 4 May 2021 [16]
4Minister for Physical Infrastructure DevelopmentSantosh Kumar Pandeya PSP-N 2 May 2021 [17] 11 August 2021 [14]
5Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and CooperativesBijay Bahadur Yadav PSP-N 2 May 2021 [17] 11 August 2021 [14]
6Minister for Education and Social DevelopmentKalpana Pandeya PSP-N 2 May 2021 [17] 4 May 2021 [16]
State ministers
7Minister of state for Physical Infrastructure DevelopmentSuman Sharma Rayamajhi PSP-N 2 May 2021 [17] 2 July 2021 [20]

Dispute with opposition

Kul Prasad KC was proposed as the second Chief-minister of Lumbini Province after Shankar Pokhrel had resigned from the post by the support of NC, PSP-N and Rastriya Janamorcha as a part of National level opposition alliance with majority signatures. Still the proposal was unanimously disapproved by Governor of the province and showed an unlawful manner by appointing Pokharel in minority using CPN(UML) letter pad. [22] Pokharel took oath by calling governor to his official residence than going to governor's which was against the practice till date. On 5 July 2021, one sitting state minister from Shankar Pokharel cabinet resigned to bring back majority in opposition side led my main opposition party Nepali Congress. [23] KC has previously worked as Minister for Internal Affairs and Law in Shankar Pokharel Cabinet while resigned on 6 Baishakh 2078 when he was already proposed as the next Chief minister.

On 15 July 2021, Pokharel and other sitting ministers left the house meeting when they had no chance of getting the budget bill passed. [24] This was claimed a very un-democratic by opposition and they again claimed Pokharel should give a resignation than disturbing the assembly with minority. [25] They are demanding the incumbent Chief-minister to take vote of confidence to check if he's in majority else resign from post. [26]

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