KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Hikmat Kumar Karki of CPN-UML has been appointed the Chief Minister (CM) of Province 1.
Karki who is also the parliamentary party leader of UML was appointed the CM by Parshu Ram Khapung, the chief of the province.
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Hikmat Karki, the parliamentary party leader of the CPN-UML in Province 1 Assembly, is all set to get appointed the chief minister.
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KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Hikmat Kumar Karki, former Minister of Province and leader of CPN-UML is to be elected the Chief Minister (CM) of Province 1.
With the members of the ruling alliance agreeing to form a government in Province 1 under the leadership of CPN-UML, Karki is now almost certain to be the next CM of t
BIRATNAGAR: The Chief Minister (CM) of Province 1, Bhim Acharya has lost the majority in the provincial assembly as 11 lawmakers of the CPN-UML joined the newly formed CPM (Unified Socialist).
Acharya, who was said to be an ally of the then senior leader of UML, Madhav Kumar Nepal, was appointed the CM of the province after Sher Dhan Rai, the outgoing CM, resigned from his post.
However, due to the split in the UML, Acharya is very much likely to lose his majority in the provincial assembly. Of 92 members in the provincial assembly, 51 were members of CPN-UML before the party split. But, as UML lawmakers are preparing to officially join the Madhav Kumar Nepal-led CPN (Unified Socialist), the size of the UML in the assembly is likely to decline.
The Election Commission (EC) has extended the deadline for those people’s representatives of local units and provinces of UML and Janata Samajbadi Party to join the new parties by 5 PM, September 7, next month.
Ten lawmakers of UML in Province 1 have so far joined the CPN (US), meaning CM Acharya lost the majority in the assembly
Meanwhile, the chief minister is also preparing to take a vote of confidence later as the UML split. Acharya needs to garner the support of at least 47 lawmakers to win a trust vote.
KATHMANDU, August 26: Bhim Acharya has been elected the parliamentary party leader of CPN-UML in Province 1.
Acharya was unanimously elected as a parliamentary party leader of CPN-UML in Province 1 on the recommendation of the chief minister Sherdhan Rai.
A central committee meeting held on Thursday elected Acharya as UML’s parliamentary party leader.
KATHMANDU, August 26: As the main opposition party, CPN-UML has split, the chief minister of Province 1, Sher Dhan Rai has lost majority in the Provincial Assembly.
Following this political development, CPN-UML has called it’s parliamentary party (PP) meeting.
The meeting has begun preparation to elect Bhim Acharya as a parliamentary party leader.
As the party entrusts Acharya as a leader of the parliamentary party, Rai is likely to resign from his post. The party will then recommend the chief of the province to appoint Acharya in the post of CM of Province 1. Acharya will then have to take a trust vote within a month. Only if four lawmakers of the party join CPN (Unified Socialist), Acharya is certain to fail to garner majority votes.
KATHMANDU, Aug 19: With CPN-UML’s formal split on Wednesday, the UML-led government in Province 1 has been put in the minority.
UML’s Sher Dhan Rai-led majority government has fallen in minority as the UML’s erstwhile senior leader Madhav Nepal-faction has a strong command in the provincial assembly.
Leader Nepal, on Wednesday, registered the CPN-UML (Samajbadi) a day after the government introduced an ordinance relating to party-splitting.
Impact of UML split
Ruling UML has a total of 51 lawmakers in the 93-strong provincial assembly, meaning UML had a comfortable majority until its split. However, with the split in the UML, at least 15 lawmakers, reportedly close to Madhav Nepal, are likely to withdraw their support to the Rai-led government and join the UML (Samajbadi). The UML requires the support of at least 11 other members of the provincial assembly to win the majority.
Following the new political development, UML will have 36 members. Main opposition Nepali Congress has 21 members and CPN (Maoist Center) 15. Similarly, UML (Samajbadi) and Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) will have 15 and three lawmakers respectively while Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and Federal Democratic Front have one member each.
The opposition alliance is likely to form a new government as the NC, Maoist Center, UML (Samajbadi) and JSP collectively make 54.
