Kamal Bahadur Shah appointed Sudurpaschim chief minister

SUDURPASCHIM: Nepali Congress leader Kamal Bahadur Shah has been appointed as the chief minister of Sudurpaschim Province.

Province Chief Najir Minya appointed Shah as the new chief minister of the province in accordance with Article 168 (2) of Constitution of Nepal. Shah is backed by the CPN-UML and the Nagarik Unmukti Party.

Earlier, the meeting of the Parliamentary Party of NC in the province had decided to field Shah as chief minister.

However, the aspirants from the NC for chief minister were Bahadur Singh Thapa, Prakash Bahadur Deuba and Diwan Singh Bista.

Shah was forwarded after the direction from the party’s central leadership.

It is the second time Shah is appointed the chief minister. He was elected people’s representative from Kailali constituency no 2 (a) through the 2079 elections.

In the first stint, Shah was appointed as the chief minister with the support of CPN (Maoist Center), Nagarik Unmukti Party, and CPN (Unified Socialist) on February 10, 2023.

He became the chief minister for the second time now in the wake of changes in political alliances at the central level.

The Province Assembly has 18 members from NC, 11 from UML, 10 from Maoist Centre, seven from Nagarik Unmukti, four from Unified Socialist and one each from RPP and independent.