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Balendra Shah-Led Council Of Ministers Sworn In Kathmandu

Newly appointed ministers of Prime Minister Balendra Shah's government take the oath of office and secrecy at a ceremony held at the President's Office, Shital Niwas, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. President Ram Chandra Paudel administers the oath to members of the Council of Ministers led by Shah, who forms his 15-member cabinet after the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secures a parliamentary majority in the March 2026 general elections. This follows months of political unrest in 2025 and the interim government that preceded it. The new cabinet includes Swarnim Wagle as Finance Minister, Shishir Khanal as Foreign Affairs Minister, Sudan Gurung as Home Minister, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha as Energy Minister, Pratibha Rawal as General Administration Minister, Sobita Gautam as Law Minister, Nisha Mehta as Health Minister, Sunil Lamsal as Physical Infrastructure Minister, Sasmit Pokharel as Education Minister, Bikram Timilsina as Communication Minister, Geeta Chaudhary as Agriculture Minister, Sita Badi as Women and Children Minister, Dipak Kumar Sah as Labour Minister, and Khadak Raj Paudel as Culture and Tourism Minister. (Photo by Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#13501455
Date Taken	27 March 2026
Location	N/A
Photographer	Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto
Category	Politics
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto

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Medium Group of People Balendra Shah Prime Minister Nepal Shital Niwas Kathmandu March 27 2026 President Ram Chandra Paudel oath of office Council of Ministers Rastriya Swatantra Party parliamentary majority general elections political unrest interim government Swarnim Wagle Finance Minister Shishir Khanal Foreign Affairs Minister Sudan Gurung Home Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha Energy Minister Pratibha Rawal General Administration Minister Sobita Gautam Law Minister Nisha Mehta Health Minister Sunil Lamsal Physical Infrastructure Minister Sasmit Pokharel Education Minister Bikram Timilsina Communication Minister Geeta Chaudhary Agriculture Minister Sita Badi Women and Children Minister Dipak Kumar Sah Labour Minister Khadak Raj Paudel Culture and Tourism Minister Safal Prakash Shrestha NurPhoto.

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