Second Dahal cabinet

Second Dahal Cabinet

Cabinet of Nepal
Date formed4 August 2016
Date dissolved31 May 2017
People and organisations
Head of stateBidhya Devi Bhandari
Head of governmentPushpa Kamal Dahal
Deputy head of governmentBimalendra Nidhi
Member partyMajor partiesCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
Nepali Congress
Minor parties
Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Nepal Loktantrik Forum
Akhanda Nepal Party (from 19 January 2017)
Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party, Nepal (from 19 January 2017)
History
Election2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election
Legislature term2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly
PredecessorFirst Oli cabinet
SuccessorFourth Deuba cabinet

On 4 August 2016, Pushpa Kamal Dahal of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) was elected as the Prime Minister of Nepal.[1] His candidacy was supported by the Nepali Congress, and several small parties represented in the Nepalese Parliament after a power-sharing deal with the Nepali Congress. Due to this, Dahal would become Prime Minister until the 2017 Nepalese local elections, after which he would step down in favour of the Nepali Congress.[2][3]

After being sworn in, Dahal formed a new government in a coalition with the parties that supported his election, making Bimalendra Nidhi, who supported the development of the power-sharing deal his Vice Prime Minister.[4] On several further occasions, Dahal made changes to his council of ministers.[5][6][7][8] The Cabinet Dahal with its ultimate 46 ministers (including state ministers) became the second biggest council of ministers in the history of Nepal, despite the new Constitution of Nepal set the maximum amount of ministries to 25.[9]

  1. ^ "Pushpa Kamal Dahal elected Nepal Prime Minister". The Himalayan Times. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Nepal PM Prachanda quits, honours power-sharing pact". Tribune India. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. ^ "NEPAL HEADS TO THE POLLS FOR FIRST LOCAL ELECTIONS IN TWO DECADES". Newsweek. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda sworn in as new Nepal PM". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Prime Minister Dahal expands Cabinet, adds three ministers". The Himalayan Times. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Cabinet expansion stalled for few days". The Himalayan Times. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  7. ^ "New ministers from CPN Maoist Centre sworn-in". The Himalayan Times. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  8. ^ "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Deuba's Cabinet largest ever". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 11 November 2017.