Raju Bist Appointed Water, Energy, and Irrigation Minister in Bagmati Province
Summary
Raju Bist of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party has been appointed Minister of Water, Energy, and Irrigation in Bagmati Province. He took the oath of office in Hetauda and will assume the portfolio on Thursday.
Key Points
- Raju Bist has been appointed Minister of Water, Energy, and Irrigation in the Bagmati Province government led by Chief Minister Kiran Thapa Magar.
- He took the oath of office and secrecy from Province Chief Deepak Prasad Devkota at the Province Chief's office in Hetauda.
- Bist had previously served as Minister of Forests and Environment under former Chief Minister Salikram Jammakattel.
- He was elected to the Provincial Assembly from Kathmandu Constituency No.-2 (Kha) after defeating UML candidate Suvarna Shrestha.
