Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Friday expanded his Cabinet by inducting 17 Ministers and two Ministers of State from the five-party ruling alliance, three months after he assumed office.
With this, the Government’s strength has now reached 25, including 22 Ministers and three Ministers of State.
Earlier, there were only six members in the Cabinet, including the Prime Minister and one State Minister. Nepal’s Constitution allows only 25 Cabinet Ministers.
Prime Minister Deuba was unable to expand his Cabinet due to prolonged power sharing negotiations among the five-party ruling alliance.
The newly appointed Ministers took oath of office and secrecy at the President’s office shortly after they were appointed at the recommendation of Prime Minister Deuba.