KATHMANDU, March 11: Four leaders have filed their candidacy for the vice presidential election to be held on 17th of March, 2023.
CPN-UML Vice Chairperson Ashta Laxmi Shakya is a candidate among the four.
KATHMANDU: CPN-UML vice-presidential candidate Ashta Laxmi Shakya has fielded her candidacy at the vice-presidential candidate. According to UML sources, Shakya’s proponents for the candidacy include KP Sharma Oli, Subas Nemwang, Chhabilal Bishwakarma, Gokarna Bista and Raghuveer Mahaseth and supporters Krishna Gopal Shrestha, Mahesh Bertaula, Tulsa Dahal, Bhagwati Neupane and Yasoda Rizal. Earlier, a meeting of […]
The Bagmati province is likely to get its new chief minister on Thursday. The position is vacant after incumbent Ashta Laxmi Shakya announced her resignation from the position earlier this afternoon.
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Bagmati Chief Minister Ashta Laxmi Shakya has announced her resignation on Wednesday before she was scheduled to seek the vote of confidence in the Bagmati Provincial Assembly.
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Bagmati Chief Minister Ashta Laxmi Shakya is seeking the vote of confidence in the Provincial Assembly on Sunday.
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KATHMANDU, August 19: For the very first time in Nepal’s history, a woman has been elected the chief minister (CM).
Ashta Laxmi Shakya, CPN-UML parliamentary party leader in Bagmati Province, was appointed the CM of the Province on Wednesday. This the first time that a woman has been appointed in the post of CM of a province since Nepal adopted federlaism through 2015 constitution.
Despite the change of CM in Lumbini and Gandaki Provinces time and again, only male leaders were appointed as the CMs. However, in Bagmati Province, a female leader has been given the opportunity to govern the province.
Astalaxmi has now been elected as the second CM of Bagmati Province.
Shakya was appointed CM of Bagmati Province after outgoing CM Dor Mani Poudel resigned from his post on Wednesday.
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Hours after Dormani Poudel stepped down from his post on Wednesday, Ashta Laxmi Shakya was sworn in as the chief minister of Bagmati Province.
Province Chief Bishnu Prasai administered an oath of office and secrecy to CM Shakya on Wednesday evening.
Shakya replaced her predecessor Poudel, who also belongs to the same party --- CPN-UML.
Reshuffle of CM in the province took place amid the formal split in the CPN-UML. A dissident leader of the party, Madhav Kumar Nepal officially registered CPN-UML (Samajbadi) at the Election COmmission on Wednesday.
Following Poudel’s resignation from the UML’s parliamentary party leader in the province, Shakya, who was said to be close to Madhav Nepal, was elected the PP leader unanimously.
