गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Krishna Chandra appointed Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Politics Krishna Chandra appointed Chief Minister of Gandaki Province KathmanduPati June 12, 2021 KATHMANDU – Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokhrel has been appointed Chief Minister of Gandaki Province. Province Chief Sita Kumari Poudel appointed Pokhrel as the CM in accordance with Article 168 (5) of the constitution today. Province Chief Poudel, on Friday, had called the Province Assembly members to stake a claim for CM slating the deadline of 3:00 pm today. Pokhrel was proposed as CM with the support of 15 Province Assembly members of Nepali Congress, 11 of Maoist Centre, 2 each of Rastriya Janamorcha and Janata Samajbadi Party and one independent, Rajib Gurung. The constitution has the provision that CM Pokhrel needs to win the vote of confidence within 30 days. Pokhrel, 71, and originally from Tanahu district had been elected as Province Assembly member from Nawalparasi East constituency no 1 (a). Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepali Congress urges government to protect citizens after Saudi drone… Trump envoys confront Zelensky as US-Ukraine tensions escalate Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal ahead of Balen’s India… Climate loss and damage fund approves $20 Million grant for… Nepal must accelerate reforms to exit FATF grey list BJP claims Rahul Gandhi visited Vietnam amid voter roll row Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Now more than ever, support the IT sector “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer Why US Indo-Pacific strategy will fail Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis
