Kandel appointed Chief Minister of Karnali

The parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML) Karnali Province Assembly, Yamlal Kandel, was appointed the Chief Minister of Karnali Province Government. Chief of Karnali Province Tilak Pariyar appointed Kandel to the post as per Article 168 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal. Kandel has the support of the CPN (UML), CPN (Maoist Centre) and CPN (Unified Socialist) in the 40-member Karnali Province Assembly. As per the letter submitted to the Chief of Karnali Province, 13 province assembly members of the CPN (Maoist Centre), 10 of the UML and one province assembly member of the CPN (US) have backed Kandel's bid for the chief ministerial berth. Source: National News Agency Nepal