Nepal’s Newly-appointed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has taken the oath of office and secrecy

Kathmandu: Nepal’s Newly-appointed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has taken the oath of office and secrecy. President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to PM Oli at Sheetal Niwas on Monday.

This decision follows the dissolution of the government led by CPN-Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal,  which prompted the president to request the formation of a new government by 5 PM on Sunday.  In response, Oli presented his claim to the premiership on Friday night with the backing of 166 MPs.

The Oli-led cabinet now includes ministers from NC, UML, Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (LSP). Since the NC and UML have set aside four ministries for other parties, other fringe parties in the federal parliament are also expected to join his cabinet.

The names of ministers joining Oli’s government have also been finalized. The ministers have also taken the oath of secrecy and office today.

Here are the 21 ministers who took the oath:

Prakash Man Singh (NC)- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development

Bishnu Paudel (UML)- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance

Manbir Rai (UML)- Minister for Defence

Prithvi Subba Gurung (UML)- Minister for Communications and Information Technology

Bidya Bhattarai (UML)- Minister for Education

Damodar Bhandari (UML)- Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies

Raj Kumar Gupta (UML) – Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration

Balaram Adhikari (UML)- Minister for Land Management and Cooperatives

Devendra Dahal (UML)- Minister for  Physical Infrastructure and Transport

Ramesh Lekhak (NC)- Minister for Home Affairs

Sharat Singh Bhandari (LSP)- Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security

Arzu Rana (NC)- Minister for Foreign Affairs

Pradeep Yadav (JSP)- Minister for Drinking Water

Nawal Kishore Sah Sudi (JSP)- Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens

Teju Lal Chaudary (NC)- Minister for Youth and Sports

Ajay Chaurasiya (NC)- Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

Deepak Khadka (NC)- Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation

Ain Bahadur Shahi (NC)- Minister for Forest and Environment

Badri Pandey (NC)- Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation

Pradip Paudel (NC)- Minister for Health and Population

Ram Nath Adhikari (NC)- Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development