गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Rawal picked as Sudurpaschim Chief Minister Politics Rawal picked as Sudurpaschim Chief Minister KathmanduPati January 11, 2023 KATHMANDU – CPN-UML’s parliamentary party leader Rajendra Singh Rawal has been picked the chief minister of the Sudurpaschim province. The fifty-eight-year old Rawal is a resident of Mahendranagar municipality of Kanchnapur. He was elected province assembly member under the proportional representation electoral system. He had secured support from 29 province assembly members, including 11 from the CPN (Maoist Centre), 10 from the CPN-UML, seven from the Nagarik Unmukti Party and one from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. It requires support from 27 members to secure majority in the 53-member province assembly. It may be noted that UML and Maoist Centre had reached an understanding at the party central level to govern the province on rotation basis. It was also agreed to give the Speaker of the Province Assembly to the CPN (MC). As per the agreement, MC’s Bhim Bahadur Bhandari has filed the candidacy to the post of the Speaker on Wednesday. Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Man Bahadur Rawal had also registered his candidacy for the same post. NC is the largest party in the province assembly with 19 members. Write your comments RELATED NEWS India says court will decide Hasina extradition Deuba affirms hindu faith, backs secular Nepal US imposes curbs on Nepal’s cultural heritage imports Modi unveils seven-pillar vision for India’s future Nepal offers concessional loans up to Rs 5 million to… Turkey invites Nepal PM to COP31 climate summit Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?3 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief4 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns5 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Why Are Boys Unexpressive? We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus
