BP Koirala cabinet | |
|---|---|
.svg) Cabinet of Nepal | |
| May 1959–December 1960 | |
 B.P. Koirala | |
| Date formed | 27 May 1959 |
| Date dissolved | 15 December 1960 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | King Mahendra |
| Prime Minister | Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala |
| Total no. of members | 21 appointments |
| Member party | Nepali Congress |
| Status in legislature | Majority in Pratinidhi Sabha 74 / 109 (68%) Plurality in Mahasabha 13 / 36 (36%) |
| Opposition party | Gorkha Parishad |
| Opposition leaders | Mrigendra S.J.B. Rana |
| History | |
| Election | 1959 general election |
| Legislature terms | 1st House of Representatives |
| Predecessor | K.I. Singh cabinet, 1957 |
| Successor | K.P. Bhattarai cabinet, 1990 |
Bisheshwar Prasad Koirala formed the first elected government of Nepal on 27 May 1959. After the 1951 democratic movement, several transitional governments failed to hold the first general elections in the country until an interim government under Subarna SJB Rana held the 1959 general elections in two phases on 18 February and 3 April 1959. Nepali Congress gained a majority in the 1st House of Representatives of Nepal and Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala was elected as the parliamentary party leader of the Nepali Congress on 4 May 1959. On 16 May 1959, Koirala was invited by King Mahendra to form a government and the cabinet was formed on 27 May 1959.[1][2] The cabinet was reshuffled just over a month later on 30 June 1959.[3]
Koirala and the entire cabinet were arrested and the parliament was dissolved on 15 December 1960 as a result of a coup d'état by King Mahendra.[1]
- ^ a b Mishra, S. G. (1982). "ROYAL COUP 1960 IN NEPAL". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 43: 754–765. ISSN 2249-1937.
- ^ "शाही घोषणा". rajpatra.dop.gov.np. 27 May 1959. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "शाही घोषणा". rajpatra.dop.gov.np. 30 June 1959. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2021.