Shankar Pokharel cabinet

First Shankar Pokharel cabinet

1st Cabinet of Lumbini Province
Date formed15 February 2018
Date dissolved2 May 2021
People and organisations
GovernorUma Kant Jha
Dharmanath Yadav
Chief MinisterShankar Pokharel
Member partiesNepal Communist Party
Status in legislatureMinority government
Opposition partyNepali Congress
Opposition leaderBirendra Kumar Kanodia[1]
History
Election2017
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorProvince established
SuccessorSecond Shankar Pokharel cabinet

Shankar Pokharel was sworn in as Chief Minister of Lumbini Province on 14 February 2018. Here is the list of ministers.[2] This government has been at to fall till 11 August 2021 as ruling party of federal level, Nepali Congress and third largest party in assembly, CPN(Maoist centre) collision has reached majority with a common understanding.[3] Shankar Pokharel resigned on 11 August 2021.[4]

Cabinet ministers

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S.N. Portfolio Name
Constituency 		Political Party Took office Left office
Cabinet ministers
1 Chief Minister
All other ministries not allocated to anyone. 		Shankar Pokharel
MPA for Dang 2 (A) 		CPN (UML) 15 February 2018 2 May 2021[5]
3 Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning Baijanath Chaudhary
MPA for Nawalparasi West 2(A) 		CPN (UML) 19 April 2021[6] 2 May 2021[5]
Minister for Rural and Urban Development
3 Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Lila Giri
MPA for Rupandehi 2(A) 		CPN (UML) 19 April 2021[6] 2 May 2021[5]
Minister for Health and Population
4 Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development Santosh Kumar Pandeya
MPA for Rupandehi 3(A) 		PSP-N 19 April 2021[6] 2 May 2021[5]
5 Minister for Industry, Forests and Environment Arati Paudel
MPA for Banke 1(B) 		CPN (UML) 19 April 2021[6] 2 May 2021[5]
6 Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives Bijay Bahadur Yadav
MPA for Banke 2(A) 		PSP-N 19 April 2021[6] 2 May 2021[5]
7 Minister for Education and Social Development Kalpana Pandey
List MPA 		PSP-N 19 April 2021[6] 2 May 2021[5]
State ministers
8 Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development Sumana Sharma Rayamajihi
List MPA 		PSP-N 19 April 2021[6] 2 May 2021[5]

Until April 2021

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S.N. Portfolio Name
Constituency 		Political Party Took office Left office
Cabinet ministers
1 Chief Minister
All other ministries not allocated to anyone. 		Shankar Pokharel
MPA for Dang 2 (A) 		CPN (UML) 15 February 2018 2 May 2021
2 Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Kul Prasad KC
MPA for Rolpa 1 (A) 		CPN (MC) 15 February 2018[7] 19 April 2021[8][9]
3 Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development Baijanath Chaudhary
MPA for Nawalparasi West 2(A) 		CPN (UML) 15 February 2018[7] 19 April 2021
4 Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment Lila Giri
MPA for Rupandehi 2(A) 		CPN (UML) 20 March 2018[10] 19 April 2021
5 Minister for Social Development Sudarshan Baral
MPA for Gulmi 1(A) 		CPN (MC) 20 March 2018[10] 19 April 2021[8][9]
7 Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives Arati Paudel
MPA for Banke 1(B) 		CPN (UML) 20 March 2018[10] 19 April 2021

Second cabinet

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Second Shankar Pokharel cabinet

2nd Cabinet of Lumbini Province
Date formed2 May 2021
Date dissolved11 August 2021
People and organisations
GovernorDharmanath Yadav
Amik Sherchan
Chief MinisterShankar Pokharel
Status in legislatureMinority government
Opposition partyNepali Congress
Opposition leaderBirendra Kumar Kanodia
History
Election2017
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorFirst Shankar Pokharel cabinet
SuccessorKul Prasad KC cabinet

The Second Shankar Pokharel cabinet was the 2nd provincial government of Lumbini Province. It was formed after Shankar Pokharel was sworn in as Chief Minister of Lumbini Province on 2 May 2021.[11][12][13]

S.N. Portfolio Name
Constituency 		Political Party Took office Left office
Cabinet ministers
1 Chief Minister
All other ministries not allocated to anyone. 		Shankar Pokharel CPN(UML) 2 May 2021 11 August 2021[14]
2 Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning Baijanath Chaudhary CPN(UML) 2 May 2021[15] 11 August 2021[14]
3 Minister for Rural and Urban Development Hari Prasad Rijal CPN(UML) 4 May 2021[16] 11 August 2021[14]
4 Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Chetnath Acharya CPN(UML) 4 May 2021[16] 11 August 2021[14]
5 Minister for Health and Population Bhoj Prasad Shrestha CPN(UML) 4 May 2021[16] 11 August 2021[14]
6 Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development Santosh Kumar Pandeya PSP-N 2 May 2021[17] 10 August 2021[18]
7 Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives Bijay Bahadur Yadav PSP-N 2 May 2021[17] 11 August 2021[19]
8 Minister for Education and Social Development Dharma Bahadur Lal Shrivastava PPP 4 May 2021[16] 11 August 2021[14]
9 Minister for Industry, Forest and Environment Kalpana Pandeya PSP-N 4 May 2021[16] 11 August 2021[19]
State ministers
10 Minister of state for Physical Infrastructure Development Suman Sharma Rayamajhi PSP-N 2 May 2021[17] 2 July 2021[20]

Until 4 May 2021[21]

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S.N. Portfolio Name
Constituency 		Political Party Took office Left office
Cabinet ministers
1 Chief Minister
All other ministries not allocated to anyone. 		Shankar Pokharel CPN(UML) 2 May 2021 11 August 2021[14]
2 Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning Baijanath Chaudhary CPN(UML) 2 May 2021[15] 11 August 2021[14]
3 Minister for Health and Population Hari Prasad Rijal CPN(UML) 2 May 2021[15] 4 May 2021[16]
4 Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development Santosh Kumar Pandeya PSP-N 2 May 2021[17] 11 August 2021[14]
5 Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives Bijay Bahadur Yadav PSP-N 2 May 2021[17] 11 August 2021[14]
6 Minister for Education and Social Development Kalpana Pandeya PSP-N 2 May 2021[17] 4 May 2021[16]
State ministers
7 Minister of state for Physical Infrastructure Development Suman Sharma Rayamajhi PSP-N 2 May 2021[17] 2 July 2021[20]

Dispute with opposition

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Kul Prasad KC was proposed as the second Chief-minister of Lumbini Province after Shankar Pokhrel had resigned from the post by the support of NC, PSP-N and Rastriya Janamorcha as a part of National level opposition alliance with majority signatures. Still the proposal was unanimously disapproved by Governor of the province and showed an unlawful manner by appointing Pokharel in minority using CPN(UML) letter pad.[22] Pokharel took oath by calling governor to his official residence than going to governor's which was against the practice till date. On 5 July 2021, one sitting state minister from Shankar Pokharel cabinet resigned to bring back majority in opposition side led my main opposition party Nepali Congress.[23] KC has previously worked as Minister for Internal Affairs and Law in Shankar Pokharel Cabinet while resigned on 6 Baishakh 2078 when he was already proposed as the next Chief minister.

On 15 July 2021, Pokharel and other sitting ministers left the house meeting when they had no chance of getting the budget bill passed.[24] This was claimed a very un-democratic by opposition and they again claimed Pokharel should give a resignation than disturbing the assembly with minority.[25] They are demanding the incumbent Chief-minister to take vote of confidence to check if he's in majority else resign from post.[26]

References

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  23. ^ "Lumbini opposition calls for appointing Kul Prasad KC as Chief Minister". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
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