गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Bagmati Province Chief Sharma calls for claiming Chief Minister within five days Politics Bagmati Province Chief Sharma calls for claiming Chief Minister within five days KathmanduPati January 05, 2023 File Photo KATHMANDU – Chief of the Bagmati Province, Yadav Chandra Sharma, has called for claiming the position of the Province’s Chief Minister within five days. A Province Assembly (PA) member with the majority backing by two or more than two parties representing in the PA can claim the position as per Article 168 (2) of the Constitution as no any single party has a majority in the recently held PA elections. The deadline for submitting a claim ends at 4 pm on January 9. There are a total of 110 members in the Bagmati PA, including 37 from the Nepali Congress, 27 from the CPN (UML) 21 from the CPN (Maoist Centre), 13 from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, seven from the CPN (Unified Socialist), three from the Nepal Workers Peasants Party and two from the Hamro Nepali Party. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Home Minister responds to criticism over rescue Home Minister Says hope remains after tunnel rescues PM Shah and Australian counterpart discuss flood rescue efforts Mustang customs office struggles without permanent infrastructure 15 militants trying to infiltrate through Afghanistan border killed: Pakistan… Lawmaker faces voters’ anger over flood response Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? Why Are Boys Unexpressive? Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” Bamdev Gautam’s appointment as National Assembly member challenged in Supreme Court Why US Indo-Pacific strategy will fail Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis