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Prime Minister Madhav-elect Kumar Nepal met Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala to discuss issues related to the composition of the new cabinet including formation of a high-level joint mechanism, distribution of ministerial berths, the common minimum programme and policy and programmes of the new government.
PM Nepal met with NC president Koirala Sunday afternoon at the latter's residence, Maharajgunj. Nepal is learnt to have offered Koirala to chair the joint-mechanism of parties to run the government. Parties have intensified discussions for distribution of ministries and selection of their leaders to represent in the government after the legislature parliament elected Nepal as the new Prime Minister of Nepal on Saturday.
NC leaders met at the party president's residence Sunday morning and urged UML to initiate the process of government formation. The party has neither selected a person to lead its team in the government nor finalised thenames of ministers.
Sher Bahadur Deuba faction is supporting Prakash Man Singh while Sushil Koirala faction wants Kul Bahadur Gurung to lead the party's team in the government. Ram Chandra Poudel is likely to lead the party's team as his leadership is acceptable to both factions.
Leaders likely to be included in the cabinet are Ram Chandra Poudel, Prakash Man Singh, Bimalendra Nidhi, Kul Bahadur Gurung, Binaya Dhwaj Chand, Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat, Dr Shekhar Koirala, Purna Kumar Serma and Nabindra Raj Joshi.
UML standing committee also met this morning and formed a committee headed by party chairman Jhala Nath Khanal to coordinate and hold talks with other parties participating in the government.
The talks committee which includes Shankar Pokhrel, KP Oli, Surendra Pande, Raghuji Pant, Bidhya Bhandari and Ishwor Pokhrel has already started informal consultations with other parties.
Nepali Congress, CPN (UML) and Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) have agreed to take one ministry each out of home, water resources and finance ministries, it is learnt.
Although, Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar was seen likely to lead the MJF team in the government till Saturday, the intra-party dispute is mounting with party chairman Upendra Yadav showing interest to lead the party in the new government.
It will take a few more days for the cabinet to get its final shape. The complete cabinet is likely to have more than 30 ministers with assistant and state ministers.
PM Nepal met with NC president Koirala Sunday afternoon at the latter's residence, Maharajgunj. Nepal is learnt to have offered Koirala to chair the joint-mechanism of parties to run the government. Parties have intensified discussions for distribution of ministries and selection of their leaders to represent in the government after the legislature parliament elected Nepal as the new Prime Minister of Nepal on Saturday.
NC leaders met at the party president's residence Sunday morning and urged UML to initiate the process of government formation. The party has neither selected a person to lead its team in the government nor finalised thenames of ministers.
Sher Bahadur Deuba faction is supporting Prakash Man Singh while Sushil Koirala faction wants Kul Bahadur Gurung to lead the party's team in the government. Ram Chandra Poudel is likely to lead the party's team as his leadership is acceptable to both factions.
Leaders likely to be included in the cabinet are Ram Chandra Poudel, Prakash Man Singh, Bimalendra Nidhi, Kul Bahadur Gurung, Binaya Dhwaj Chand, Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat, Dr Shekhar Koirala, Purna Kumar Serma and Nabindra Raj Joshi.
UML standing committee also met this morning and formed a committee headed by party chairman Jhala Nath Khanal to coordinate and hold talks with other parties participating in the government.
The talks committee which includes Shankar Pokhrel, KP Oli, Surendra Pande, Raghuji Pant, Bidhya Bhandari and Ishwor Pokhrel has already started informal consultations with other parties.
Nepali Congress, CPN (UML) and Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) have agreed to take one ministry each out of home, water resources and finance ministries, it is learnt.
Although, Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar was seen likely to lead the MJF team in the government till Saturday, the intra-party dispute is mounting with party chairman Upendra Yadav showing interest to lead the party in the new government.
It will take a few more days for the cabinet to get its final shape. The complete cabinet is likely to have more than 30 ministers with assistant and state ministers.
source: Nepalnews.com
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