Jokh Bahadur Mahara appointed as Lumbini Province Chief Minister

Kathmandu: CPN (Maoist Centre) leader Jokh Bahadur Mahara has been appointed as Lumbini Province Chief Minister.

The Province Chief Amik Sherchan appointed Mahara as Chief Minister. He has support of 48 Member of Parliament (MPs) from 29 CPN (UML), 10 CPN (Maoist Centre), 4 (Nagarik Unmukti), 3 Janata Samajwadi Party, 3 CPN (UML), 1-1 CPN(Unified Socialist) and Rastriya Swatantra Party.