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.
Karnali Province is one of the seven federal provinces of Nepal formed by the new constitution, which was adopted on 20 September 2015. The total area of the province is 27,984 square kilometres (10,805 sq mi), making it the largest province in Nepal with 18.97% of the country's area. According to the 2011 Nepal census, the population of the province was 1,570,418, making it the least populous province in Nepal. The province borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, Gandaki Province to the east, Sudurpashchim Province to the west, and Lumbini Province to the south. Birendranagar with a population of 154,886 is both the province's capital and largest city.
The Koshi Provincial Assembly also known as the Koshi Pradesh Sabha, is the unicameral legislature of Koshi Province, one of the seven provinces in Nepal. The assembly is seated at the provincial capital at Biratnagar in Morang District at the District Coordination Committee Office. The assembly has 93 members of whom 56 are elected through first-past-the-post voting and 37 are elected through proportional representation. The term of the assembly is 5 years unless dissolved earlier.
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 Bhakti Prasad Sitaula.
The Raut Cabinet is the Council of Ministers headed by Mohammad Lalbabu Raut in Madhesh Province, Nepal. Mohammad Lalbabu Raut from Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal was sworn in the Chief Ministers of Madhesh Province in February 2018. Present arrangement of cabinet is the result of talk between two Former Deputy Prime Ministers, PSP-N President Upendra Yadav and Nepali Congress Vice-president Bimalendra Nidhi who have strong hold in this region from their respective parties.
Dormani Poudel was sworn in as Chief Minister of Bagmati Province on 12 February 2018. Here is the list of ministers.
Trilochan Bhatta was sworn in as Chief Minister of Sudurpashchim Province on 16 February 2018. Here is the list of ministers.
Bhim Acharya was sworn in as Chief Minister of Province No. 1 on 26 August 2021. Here is the list of ministers.
The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy is the governmental body of Koshi Province, Nepal, responsible for managing drinking water, irrigation, electricity, water-borne disasters at the Provincial level.
Padam Bahadur Rokaya is a Nepalese politician and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development of Karnali Province. He is also a member of Provincial Assembly of Karnali Province belonging to the CPN. Rokaya, a resident of Kankasundari Rural Municipality, was elected via 2017 Nepalese provincial elections from Jumla 1(B). Earlier, he was a party candidate with the CPN-UML back in 2017. At present, he is a party candidate from the CPN.
Ganesh Prasad Singh is a Nepalese politician and Minister for Water Resources and Energy Development of Karnali Province. He is also a member of Provincial Assembly of Karnali Province belonging to the CPN. Singh, a resident of Nalgad, was elected via 2017 Nepalese provincial elections from Jajarkot 1(A).
Gulab Jung Shah is a Nepalese politician from Karnali Province. He is a member of Provincial Assembly of Karnali Province belonging to the CPN (UML). Shah, a resident of Bangad Kupinde, was elected via 2017 Nepalese provincial elections from Salyan 1(A) constituency. He was appointed the Chief Whip of CPN (UML) and also the party co-incharge for Salyan District, Nepal since 2019. Later, the ruling parliamentary party leader and former Chief minister of Karnali Province, Mahendra Bahadur Shahi has removed him as the party's chief whip in 2020.
The Rajendra Kumar Rai cabinet was the 3rd provincial government of Province No. 1. It was formed after Rajendra Kumar Rai was sworn in as Chief Minister on 2 November 2021. The cabinet was expanded on 6 February 2022.
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 first Gandaki Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 60 members were elected to the assembly, 36 of whom were elected through direct elections and 24 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 4 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Prithvi Subba Gurung from the CPN (UML) and Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel from the Nepali Congress served as chief ministers during the term of the assembly. Netra Nath Adhikari served as the speaker of the assembly and Srijana Sharma served as the 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 Ministry of Social Development is a governmental body of Koshi Province responsible for the welfare of the society and does all social development work. Its purpose is to take care of the development work related to the social development of the society.
The Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers is a political and bureaucratic office that assists the Council of Ministers of Koshi Province and the Chief Minister of Koshi Province in the leadership of the Council of Ministers and Government. The incumbent Chief Minister is Hikmat Kumar Karki and the current council of ministers is the Third Hikmat Karki cabinet.
The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development is a governmental body of Koshi Province, Nepal mainly responsible for the construction and development of basic physical infrastructure including roads, bridges, buildings and urban development.
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.
