Lumbini Province Government Leadership Change Under Discussion
Summary
Discussions are ongoing about changing the leadership of the Lumbini Province government as per the power-sharing agreement between Nepali Congress and CPN-UML, with Nepali Congress likely to take over leadership soon.
Key Points
- The Lumbini Province government, currently led by CPN-UML, may change leadership to Nepali Congress as per power-sharing agreement.
- CPN-UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel has urged the current government to complete the budget before leadership changes.
- Internal disputes within Nepali Congress have delayed the leadership change, with Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary emerging as the strongest candidate for Chief Minister.
- Discussions at the central level consider including CPN (Maoist) in the provincial government, but formal talks are yet to begin.
