Uddhav Thapa cabinet

The Uddhav Thapa cabinet was the 5th provincial government of Koshi Province. It was formed after Uddhav Thapa was sworn in as Chief Minister of Koshi Province on 7 July 2023 as previous Chief minister, Hikmat Kumar Karki failed to win vote of confidence.^[1][2][3]

First Uddhav Thapa cabinet
5th Cabinet of Koshi Province
Hon'ble Chief Minister Uddhav Thapa
Date formed	7 July 2023
Date dissolved	2 August 2023
People and organisations
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thapa
No. of ministers	6
Member parties	Nepali Congress Coalition partner   Maoist Centre   Unified Socialist External Support   PSP-N
Status in legislature	Majority Coalition Government (July - September 2023)
Opposition party	CPN (UML)
Opposition leader	Hikmat Kumar Karki, CPN (UML)
History
Election	2022
Legislature term	5 years
Predecessor	First Hikmat Kumar Karki cabinet
Successor	Second Uddhav Thapa cabinet

History

Uddhav Thapa became Chief Minister after then incumbent cm Hikmat Kumar Karki failed to secure vote of confidence.^[4] Thapa claimed majority of 47 seats (including the Speaker) to become CM.^[5] Karki filed a petition in Supreme court against Thapa for including the Speaker in government formation, which they seemed unconstitutional. The supreme ruled against Thapa by removing him from the post.^[6]

Ministries

S.N.	Portfolio	Minister	Party		Assumed office	Left office
Cabinet ministers
1	Chief Minister All other ministries not allocated to anyone.	Uddhav Thapa		Congress	7 July 2023[7]	2 August 2023
2	Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning	Jivan Acharya		Maoist Centre	9 July 2023	2 August 2023
3	Minister without portfolio	Pradeep Kumar Sunuwar		Congress	7 July 2023	2 August 2023
4	Minister without portfolio	Ram Kumar Khatri		Congress	9 July 2023	2 August 2023
5	Minister without portfolio	Rajendra Karki		Maoist Centre	9 July 2023	2 August 2023
6	Minister without portfolio	Kamal Prasad Jabegu		Unified Socialist	7 July 2023	2 August 2023