Lumbini CM KC to form seven-member Cabinet

BUTWAL, Aug 12: Newly appointed chief minister of Lumbini Province, Kul Prasad KC, is preparing to form a seven-member Cabinet. 

KC, who was appointed the chief minister of Lumbini as per Article 168 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal on Thursday, is inducting one minister from the CPN (Maoist Center) and Nepali Congress (NC) each while three others will be picked from the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP). Similarly, an independent member of the Lumbini Province Assembly will also be included in the KC-led Cabinet. 

All the ministers including CM KC are being administered oaths of office and secrecy later on Thursday evening.