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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 |
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| Photographer | Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto |
| Category | Politics |
| Copyright | © 2026 NurPhoto - Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto |
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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
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