Janakpurdham, March 23: Chief of the Madhes Province, Sumitra Subedi Bhandari, at the recommendation of Chief Minister Saroj Kumar Yadav expanded the Council of Ministers in the province, on Saturday.
With changes in power equation and subsequent formation of a new coalition, the political and power dimension has also witnessed a different mode.
Among the newly appointed ministers, Rajkumar Lekhi has been entrusted the responsibility of Home, Communications and Law Ministry, Shatrudhan Singh of Ministry of Health and Population, and Pramod Kumar Jaiswal of Ministry of Education and Culture.
Similarly, Keshav Rai has been given the responsibility of Minister of State for Health and Population. The newly appointed ministers took oath of office and secrecy today from the province chief Bhandari, while the state minister took the oath from Chief Minister Yadav. #Nepal
