Kathmandu: The newly appointed Prime Minister Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN-Maoist Center Pushpa Head Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has agreed to expand the cabinet on Monday, a media report said on Sunday.
“The ruling parties do homework to appoint leaders from their own parties in the government.
The extension will take place on Sunday or on Monday,” my Republica newspaper said, quoted the source.
It was said that a meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s residence in Baluwatar where the two leaders agreed to expand the government to include the leader of CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal’s “as much as possible”.
At present, besides Deuba, there are four ministers of cabinets and one state minister in the cabinet.
However, the leader of CPN-UML Madhav Nepal, however, was reluctant to join the current government after the struggle in the party.
In such cases, the Nepalese Congress will have eight ministers, Maois and Janata’s central central and each after the cabinet expansion, said the paper.
Citing the sources, it was said that in the three remaining places, the leaders were close to Madhav Nepal, but with the independent status will be made by the Minister.
Nepal Constitution only allows 25 cabinet ministers.
NC Pushpa Bhusal Leader, Narayan Khadka, Man Bahadur BK, Kishor Singh Rathore and Bahadur Singh Lama will likely be appointed in the cabinet.
Deuba, 75, was appointed as Prime Minister for the fifth record on July 12 after the Supreme Court intervention.
The CPN-Maoist and Partmakers center of Janata’s party has chosen for Deuba during the movement of trust at home.
Deuba, who secured 165 votes at a 275 member house, would remain in the office for the next half ahead, until the new parliamentary election was held.