Yaksha Prashna with Narayan Poudel (Guest: Deputy Prime Minister Chitra Bahadur KC)

Three weeks after assuming office, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Thursday expanded his Cabinet by inducting five members from his party and two from the coalition partners.

With six deputy prime ministers appointed so far, the Oli administration holds a new record of the most DPMs.
One from his party CPN-UML and two more from the CPN-ML and Rastriya Janamorcha were sworn in on Thursday as the PM’s deputies with separate portfolios.
Oli named UML Vice-chairman Bhim Rawal as the defence minister with DPM position while CPN-ML General Secretary CP Mainali and Rastriya Janamorcha chief Chitra Bahadur KC were also appointed DPMs with Women, Children and Social Welfare; and Poverty Alleviation Ministries, respectively.
Earlier Oli had appointed Maoist leader Top Bahadur Rayamajhi to Energy, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Loktantrik Chairman Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar to Physical Planning, and Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal head Kamal Thapa to Foreign ministries, all with DPM portfolios.
Oli picked UML Deputy General Secretary Bishnu Poudel as the finance minister. Additionally, Sherdhan Rai heads the Information Ministry and Ananda Pokharel the Tourism Ministry while Shanta Manabi has got no portfolio.

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