The Dahal cabinet, 2022 or Third Dahal Cabinet is the current Government of Nepal, formed on 26 December 2022 after Pushpa Kamal Dahal was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Nepal by president Bidya Devi Bhandari, following the 2022 Nepalese general election.[1]
Dahal cabinet, 2022 | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Nepal | |
| 2022–present | |
 | |
| Date formed | 26 December 2022 |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Deputy Prime Ministers | Narayan Kaji Shrestha Rabi Lamichhane Raghubir Mahaseth |
| Ministers removed | 15 |
| Total no. of members | 25 |
| Member party |
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| Status in legislature | House of Representatives 152 / 275 (55%)
National Assembly38 / 59 (64%) |
| Opposition party | NC |
| Opposition leader | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2022 Nepalese general election |
| Legislature term(s) | 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal |
| Predecessor | Deuba Cabinet |
History edit
Dahal's claim for prime minister was supported by the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), Rastriya Swatantra Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, People's Socialist Party, Nepal, Janamat Party and Nagarik Unmukti Party, alongside his own Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).[2] Prime Minister Dahal took his oath of office alongside three deputy prime ministers and four ministers on 26 December 2022.[3]
On 10 January 2023, Dahal won a motion of confidence with 268 out of 270 votes in the 275-member House of Representatives, where he was supported by the ruling coalition as well as the opposition Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) and the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal.[4]
The cabinet was then expanded to include one more deputy prime minister, 11 ministers and three state ministers on 17 January 2023.[5][6]
Deputy prime minister and minister for Home Affairs, Rabi Lamichhane, was stripped from his position in the cabinet on 27 January 2023 after the Supreme Court ruled that Lamichhane did not follow due process to re-obtain his Nepali citizenship after renouncing his American citizenship, and thus, he was not a legal Nepali citizen.[7] Remaining ministers of the RSP resigned on 5 February after the party decided to call back its members from the cabinet while maintaining its support to the government.[8]
On 25 February 2023, all ministers from the RPP resigned from the government, with the party also withdrawing its support, after a new coalition of eight parties including Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre), PSPN, CPN (US), Janamat Party, LSPN, NUP and Rastriya Janamorcha was formed with an agreement to support Nepali Congress' candidate in the upcoming presidential election.[9][10] Shortly after, on 27 February, the CPN (UML) decided to quit government and withdraw its support as well, and its ministers resigned en-masse the same day.[11][12]
On 20 March 2023, Dahal again secured a vote of confidence with 172 votes in his favor and 89 votes against out of the 262 members present in the 275-member lower house, where he was supported by the new eight-party ruling alliance as well as the RSP, with the CPN (UML) and RPP staying in opposition.[13][14][15]
Following lengthened talks for the apportionment of ministries within the ruling alliance, Prime Minister Dahal expanded the cabinet on 31 March to include members from the new coalition.[16][17][18] The power-sharing agreement between the ruling parties apportioned 8 ministries for Congress, 5 for CPN (Maoist Centre), 2-each for PSPN and CPN (US), and 1-each for Janamat, NUP, LSPN, NSP[a] and an independent.[19][20] Citing disagreement in portfolio division, Janamat Party exited the government a few hours before the cabinet expansion, while Nepali Congress put forward names for only four out of eight ministries allocated to them due to factional disagreements.[21][22] The cabinet was expanded for an eighth time on 16 April 2023 to include an additional minister and a state minister.[23] The cabinet was yet again expanded on 3 and 7 May 2023 to include further four ministers from the Nepali Congress.[24][25] The cabinet was again expanded on 24 May 2023 to include an additional minister and state minister from the PSPN, thus bringing it to the maximum number prescribed in the constitution.[26]
On 14 August 2023, Janamat Party rejoined the government when Aman Lal Modi of the CPN (Maoist Centre) was asked to resign as Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration and Janamat's Anita Devi Sah was appointed to the portfolio.[27][28]
Current arrangement edit
Former arrangements edit
Till 4 March 2024 edit
Till 14 August 2023 edit
Till 31 March 2023 edit
| S.N. | Portfolio | Minister | Political party | Assumed office | Left office | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet ministers | |||||||
| 1. | Prime Minister of Nepal All other ministries not allocated to anyone. |
Pushpa Kamal Dahal | CPN (MC) | 26 December 2022 | Official website | ||
| 2. | Deputy Prime Minister | Narayan Kaji Shrestha | CPN (MC) | 26 December 2022 | Official website | ||
| Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport[g] | 31 March 2023 | ||||||
| 3. | Minister for Communication and Information Technology | Rekha Sharma | CPN (MC) | 17 January 2023 | Official website[permanent dead link] | ||
| 4. | Minister for Water Supply | Abdul Khan | Janamat Party | 26 December 2022 | 31 March 2023 | Official website | |
| 5. | Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Sudan Kirati | CPN (MC) | 17 January 2023 | Official website | ||
| 6. | Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration | Aman Lal Modi | CPN (MC) | 17 January 2023 | Official website | ||
| State ministers | |||||||
| 7. | Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Sushila Sirpali Thakuri | CPN (MC) | 17 January 2023 | Official website | ||
Till 27 February 2023 edit
Till 25 February 2023 edit
Till 5 February 2023 edit
Till 27 January 2023 edit
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d The Nepal Socialist Party jointly registered with CPN (Maoist Centre) for the 2022 election, and all its MPs are part of the parliamentary party of CPN (Maoist Centre).
- ^ In government until 27 February 2023 and from 4 March 2024
- ^ In government until 5 February 2023 and from 4 Match 2024. Support to government until 5 May 2023
- ^ In government until 25 February 2023
- ^ External support between 31 March and 14 August 2023; opposition from 4 March 2024
- ^ Shrestha was appointed Deputy PM and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport on 26 December 2022. His portfolio was changed during the cabinet rearrangement of 31 March 2023, and he served as Deputy PM and Minister for Home Affairs until 4 March 2023. On 6 March 2023, he was again given the portfolios of Deputy PM and the Minister for Foreign Affairs[29][30][31][32][33]
- ^ a b c Shrestha was appointed Deputy PM and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport on 26 December 2022. His portfolio was changed during the cabinet rearrangement of 31 March 2023, and he is since serving as Deputy PM and Minister for Home Affairs.[35][36][37][38]
- ^ a b Yadav was appointed Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens on 31 March 2022. His portfolio was changed on 7 May 2023, and he is since serving as Minister for Water Supply.[39]
References edit
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- ^ "Prime Minister Dahal expands Cabinet; inducts 12 ministers, three state ministers". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
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- ^ "Court strips Lamichhane of all posts over citizenship". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Samiti, Rastriya Samachar (2023-02-05). "Rastriya Swatantra Party decides to quit govt". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "Rastriya Prajatantra Party exits government". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "Eight political parties to support Congress candidate in presidential election". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "UML pulls out of government". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "UML decides to quit Dahal-led government". The Annapurna Express. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "Prime Minister Dahal secures vote of confidence for second time in three months". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ "Nepal PM wins confidence vote in parliament". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ "Nepal's PM secures vote of confidence in Parliament". The Independent. 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ "Dahal in a fix amid competing demands by coalition members". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
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- ^ "कोइराला समूहले नाम नदिएपछि कांग्रेसबाट ४ मन्त्रीले शपथ लिँदै". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
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- ^ "Surendra Acharya appointed women, children and senior citizens minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Two Janata Samajbadi lawmakers appointed ministers". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
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