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27 Mar 2026

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.

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27 Mar 2026

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.

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#13501453

27 Mar 2026

Newly appointed ministers of Prime Minister Balendra Shah pose for a group photo after taking the oath of office at the President's Office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. The Council of Ministers is formed following the March 2026 general elections in which the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured a parliamentary majority after months of political unrest in 2025 that led to the resignation of the previous government and the formation of an interim administration.

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27 Mar 2026

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.

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27 Mar 2026

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.

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#13501042

27 Mar 2026

Balendra Shah, rapper-turned-politician and structural engineer, takes the oath of office as the youngest Prime Minister of Nepal during a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. Shah, a former Mayor of Kathmandu, is appointed following the March 2026 general elections in which the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) wins a parliamentary majority. This follows months of political unrest in 2025 that led to the resignation of the previous government and the formation of an interim administration.

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27 Mar 2026

Balendra Shah, rapper-turned-politician and structural engineer, and the youngest Prime Minister of Nepal, poses for a family photo with high-level officials in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. The officials include President Ram Chandra Paudel, Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav, former interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki, Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut, and Speaker of the National Assembly Narayan Prasad Dahal. Shah was appointed following the March 2026 general elections in which the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won a parliamentary majority after months of political unrest in 2025 that led to the resignation of the previous government and the formation of an interim administration.

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27 Mar 2026

Balendra Shah, rapper-turned-politician and structural engineer, takes the oath of office as the youngest Prime Minister of Nepal during a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. Shah, a former Mayor of Kathmandu, is appointed following the March 2026 general elections in which the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) wins a parliamentary majority. This follows months of political unrest in 2025 that led to the resignation of the previous government and the formation of an interim administration.

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27 Mar 2026

Balendra Shah, rapper-turned-politician and structural engineer, takes the oath of office as the youngest Prime Minister of Nepal during a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. Shah, a former Mayor of Kathmandu, is appointed following the March 2026 general elections in which the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) wins a parliamentary majority. This follows months of political unrest in 2025 that led to the resignation of the previous government and the formation of an interim administration.

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27 Mar 2026

Balendra Shah, a rapper-turned-politician and structural engineer, and the youngest Prime Minister of Nepal, hugs former interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki after taking the oath of office during a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. Shah was appointed following the March 2026 general elections in which the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured a parliamentary majority after months of political unrest in 2025 that led to the resignation of the previous government and the formation of an interim administration.

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27 Mar 2026

Balendra Shah, a rapper-turned-politician and structural engineer, and the youngest Prime Minister of Nepal, hugs former interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki after taking the oath of office during a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. Shah was appointed following the March 2026 general elections in which the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured a parliamentary majority after months of political unrest in 2025 that led to the resignation of the previous government and the formation of an interim administration.

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26 Mar 2026

Newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive at the Federal Parliament premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, to take the oath of office and secrecy on March 26, 2026. Arjun Narsingh KC, the senior-most member of the House of Representatives, administers the oath to the MPs. The oath-taking is mandated under Article 99 and Article 91(5) of the Constitution of Nepal, along with Section 75 of the House of Representatives Election Act, 2017. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats.

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26 Mar 2026

Newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive at the Federal Parliament premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, to take the oath of office and secrecy on March 26, 2026. Arjun Narsingh KC, the senior-most member of the House of Representatives, administers the oath to the MPs. The oath-taking is mandated under Article 99 and Article 91(5) of the Constitution of Nepal, along with Section 75 of the House of Representatives Election Act, 2017. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats.

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26 Mar 2026

Newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive at the Federal Parliament premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, to take the oath of office and secrecy on March 26, 2026. Arjun Narsingh KC, the senior-most member of the House of Representatives, administers the oath to the MPs. The oath-taking is mandated under Article 99 and Article 91(5) of the Constitution of Nepal, along with Section 75 of the House of Representatives Election Act, 2017. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats.

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26 Mar 2026

Newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive at the Federal Parliament premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, to take the oath of office and secrecy on March 26, 2026. Arjun Narsingh KC, the senior-most member of the House of Representatives, administers the oath to the MPs. The oath-taking is mandated under Article 99 and Article 91(5) of the Constitution of Nepal, along with Section 75 of the House of Representatives Election Act, 2017. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats.

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26 Mar 2026

Newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive at the Federal Parliament premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, to take the oath of office and secrecy on March 26, 2026. Arjun Narsingh KC, the senior-most member of the House of Representatives, administers the oath to the MPs. The oath-taking is mandated under Article 99 and Article 91(5) of the Constitution of Nepal, along with Section 75 of the House of Representatives Election Act, 2017. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats.

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