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 Nepal Home Minister Gurung to visit India for BIMSTEC meeting Rabi, Australian Envoy discuss bilateral cooperation Nepal PM says disaster response continues without compromise Nepali Congress chief presents political report at party convention Flood search halted, reconstruction efforts to accelerate Finance Minister named acting PM as Shah heads to UNGA 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 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward8 TRENDING Relatives of Bhagarathi received body, final rites performed Local level should work to win people’s confidence: PM Deuba Security agencies meet kicks off Rawal picked as Sudurpaschim Chief Minister Six of the dead in Pokhara plane crash to be identified through DNA tests EC asks all eligible Nepali citizens to register their names in electoral roll Snowfall affects life in Humla Trump fires USAID inspector general
