Karki appointed as Chief Minister Koshi Province

Kathmandu: CPN (UML) Koshi Province Assembly Parliamentary Party leader Hikmat Bahadur Karki has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Koshi Province.

This is the third time that Karki has been appointed as the Chief Minister of the Koshi Province. Province Chief Parashuram Khapung said his oath ceremony will take place today.

Karki submitted the claim before the Province Chief with the signatures of 52 PA members today.

Karki shared that the claim was presented for the formation of a new government as per the call in the context of forming a government with a claim of the support of a majority of PA members for the formation of the Koshi province government per Article 168 (5) of the Constitution.

Karki was elected PA member from Jhapa-5 (Ka). Earlier, the Koshi Province Assembly had directed the government led by incumbent Chief Minister, Kedar Karki, to take a vote of confidence, citing it is in monitory.