Second Hikmat Kumar Karki cabinet

Second Hikmat Karki cabinet

7th Cabinet of Koshi Province
Hon'ble Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki
Date formed8 September 2023
Date dissolved15 October 2023
People and organisations
GovernorParshuram Khapung
Chief MinisterHikmat Kumar Karki
No. of ministers10
Member parties
  •   CPN (UML)
Status in legislatureMinority Government
Opposition party  Nepali Congress
Opposition leaderUddhav Thapa, (NC)[1]
History
Election2022
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorSecond Uddhav Thapa cabinet
SuccessorKedar Karki cabinet

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.[2][3]

History

Formation

On September 7, the Supreme Court ordered Koshi’s Provincial governor to appoint CPN-UML’s koshi provincial assembly leader Karki the chief minister of the province, declaring the July 27 vote of confidence secured by Nepali Congress’s Uddhav Thapa as unconstitutional.[4][5]

The top court had issued the mandamus order to appoint Karki as chief minister within 48 hours as per Article 168(3) that paves the way for forming a government led by the leader of the largest party in the assembly. With 40 seats in the 93 members assembly, the UML is the largest party in the province.[6][7]

Resignation

Karki announced his resignation as chief minister of Koshi Province on October 7. He registered a vote of confidence in the koshi provincial assembly Secretariat on October 4, according to Article 168, Clause 3 of the Constitution. However, seeing that there is no possibility of a vote of confidence in assembly, he resigned from the post.[8][9][10]

Ministries

S.N. Portfolio Holder Party Took office Left office
Cabinet ministers
1 Chief Minister's Office
  • All other ministries not allocated to anyone.
 Hikmat Kumar Karki CPN (UML) 8 September 2023[11][12][13] 14 October 2023
2 Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Lila Ballav Adhikari CPN (UML) 25 September 2023[14] 14 October 2023
3 Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development Ekraj Karki CPN (UML) 8 September 2023[15] 14 October 2023
5 Minister for Tourism, Forests and Environment Panch Karna Rai CPN (UML) 8 September 2023[15] 14 October 2023
6 Minister for Health Til Kumar Menyangbo Limbu CPN (UML) 8 September 2023[15] 14 October 2023
7 Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari CPN (UML) 25 September 2023[14] 14 October 2023
State ministers
8 Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Planning Niran Rai CPN (UML) 25 September 2023[14] 14 October 2023
9 Minister of State for Social Development Srijana Rai CPN (UML) 8 September 2023[15] 14 October 2023
10 Minister of State for Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives Ram Prasad Mahato CPN (UML) 16 August 2023[14] 14 October 2023

References

  1. ^ "Uddhav Thapa elected provincial assembly party leader of Nepali Congress in Province 1". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  2. ^ "Supreme Court orders Hikmat Karki be appointed Koshi chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  3. ^ "Hikmat Karki appointed Koshi chief minister for a second time". Setopati. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  4. ^ "Supreme Court unseats Koshi Chief Minister Thapa". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  5. ^ Republica. "SC nullifies vote of confidence received by Koshi Chief Minister Thapa". My Republica. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  6. ^ "सर्वोच्चको परमादेशले कोशीमा कार्की मुख्यमन्त्री बन्दै". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  7. ^ "कोशी प्रदेशको मुख्यमन्त्रीमा हिक्मत कार्कीको नियुक्ति र शपथ आजै". ekagaj. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  8. ^ "Koshi Chief Minister Karki resigns ahead of trust vote". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  9. ^ "Koshi CM Hikmat Karki resigns". Setopati. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  10. ^ "Koshi Province CM Karki resigns ahead of trust vote". The Himalayan Times. 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  11. ^ "CPN UML's Hikmat Kumar Karki appointed Koshi Province Chief Minister". Radio Nepal. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  12. ^ "Hikmat Karki appointed Koshi chief minister for a second time". www.hamropatro.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  13. ^ "Karki's Cabinet Grows: New Appointments in Koshi". epardafas.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  14. ^ a b c d "Four new ministers inducted in Koshi Province government". The Himalayan Times. 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  15. ^ a b c d "Koshi Chief Minister Karki, four new ministers appointed". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
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