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Hetauda, July 23: Leader of Nepali Congress parliamentary party, Bahadur Singh Lama (Tamang), has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Bagmati province.
Chief of the Province Yadav Chandra Sharma today appointed Lama as Chief Minister in accordance with Article 168 of the Constitution after the latter submitted his claim to the post of Chief Minister with the signatures of 64 members of the Provincial Assembly.
He was supported by his party and well as the CPN(UML), following the change in the power equation in the federal government.
Meanwhile, the swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed Chief Minister Lama will be held at 11:00 am tomorrow, according to the Office of the Chief of the Province.
Nepali Congress parliamentary party whip Govinda Prasad Lamsal said that Chief Minister Lama is preparing to constitute a 13-member Council of Ministers with seven members from Congress and six from the UML. #congress #bagmati