Karnali Chief Minister Yamlal Kandel marks two years in office amid mixed performance reviews

Surkhet. Thursday marked exactly two years since Yamlal Kandel became the Chief Minister of the Karnali Province government. Kandel, the leader of the CPN-UML parliamentary party in Karnali, assumed office on 2080 Chaitra 27 with the support of the then CPN-Maoist Centre.A few months later, specifically after 2081 Ashar, he has been supported by the Nepali Congress. The Congress leads four ministries, while the UML, including the Chief Minister, leads two others. Although Kandel initially kept the Ministry of Law under his own portfolio, he has since merged it into the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers,...