Kiran Thapa Magar Appointed Chief Minister of Bagmati Province
Summary
Kiran Thapa Magar has been appointed Chief Minister of Bagmati Province with support from UML, CPN and RPP amid an internal dispute in the RPP. Province Chief Deepak Prasad Devkota made the appointment under Article 168(2) after former Chief Minister Indrabahadur Baniyan resigned.
Key Points
- Kiran Thapa Magar has been appointed Chief Minister of Bagmati Province with backing from UML, CPN and RPP.
- Province Chief Deepak Prasad Devkota appointed him under Article 168(2) of the Constitution of Nepal.
- The appointment comes amid a dispute within the RPP over Thapa's claim to form a government with support from 63 MPs.
- Indrabahadur Baniyan resigned after failing to secure a vote of confidence, making Thapa the fourth Chief Minister of Bagmati Province in the assembly's second term.
