by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, December 20, 2023 .The election for the National Assembly scheduled for January 25 will be another litmus test for Nepali Congress chief Sher Bahadur Deuba. As promised earlier, Deuba is almost prepared to field party leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula, who aspires to enter the upper house from the Koshi Province. Twenty of the National Assembly’s total 59 seats fall vacant on March 3. One of the vacancies will…
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report in The Kathmandu Post, December 20, 2023 .Amid the homework of the ruling parties to bring Rastriya Prajatantra Party on board the federal cabinet and in Koshi Province, the right-wing outfit has announced nationwide protests to reinstate Nepal as a Hindu kingdom and scrap provincial structures. A three-day central committee meeting of the fifth largest party in the federal parliament announced on Tuesday that it would start the ‘Mechi-Mahakali unity march’ and Kathmandu-centric demonstrations…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 6, 2023Over a month and a half since government formation, Chief Minister Kedar Karki of Koshi Province is still struggling to give a full shape to his Cabinet. Karki rebelled against the party leadership to become the chief minister with the CPN-UML’s backing on October 14 while the Congress had officially stood in favour of CPN (Maoist Centre)’s Indra Bahadur Angbo. The UML quit the Koshi government on November…
Report in Kathmandu Post, Nov13, 2023The plan of the ruling parties to oust the CPN-UML from the Koshi provincial government while keeping the government intact seems to work as long as the largest party in the province continues its backing to the Kedar Karki-led government even after quitting his Cabinet. Forming the government for Karki, a dissident leader of the Nepali Congress, would not have been possible without UML’s support. On October 14, he became…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 28, 2023The writer covers parliamentary affairs and human rights for The Kathmandu Post.Differences are growing among the ruling parties in the Koshi province even before the government completes a month of its formation. On October 14, Kedar Karki, a provincial assembly member from the dissident faction of the Nepali Congress, became the chief minister of the Koshi Province with the main opposition CPN-UML’s backing. He took the…
By Deo Narayan Sah in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 17, 2023Newly appointed Koshi Province Chief Minister Kedar Karki will face a floor test on Wednesday. Karki on Monday informed provincial assembly secretary Gopal Prasad Parajuli about tabling a trust motion at the meeting. Karki, who was appointed chief minister as per Article 168(5) of the constitution on Saturday, has to secure a vote of confidence within 30 days of the appointment as per the constitutional…
By Deo Narayan Sah in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 13, 2023The government formation process in Koshi Province took an unexpected turn after a group of Nepali Congress lawmakers revolted against the party’s decision to support the chief ministerial bid of Indra Bahadur Angbo, a CPN (Maoist Centre) assembly member. Eight of the 29 Congress provincial assembly members came up with a proposal to field the party’s Kedar Karki for the position against the central leadership’s…
by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 27, 2023After the Supreme Court issued an interim order for a second time in the name of the Uddhav Thapa-led Koshi provincial government not to take any important decisions, speculations are rife on the chances of mid-term polls in the province. The court on Thursday ruled that the vote of confidence secured by the chief minister on Monday was unconstitutional. The Thapa government has now been reduced…
by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, July 30, 2023The ouster of the Uddhav Thapa-led government in Koshi has sparked a debate on the status of the caretaker provincial administration. Province head Parshuram Khapung has not assigned a caretaker government, creating confusion even among government agencies. For instance, after the Supreme Court’s verdict on Thursday, a team of Nepal Army had reached CPN-UML leader Hikmat Karki’s residence to provide security, apparently believing that he was…