PM Dahal along with eight other ministers to take office today

Kathmandu - An eight member Council of Minister is to be formed under the leadership of CPN (Maoist Center)'s Chair and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

According to Prachanda's personal secretary, Ramesh Malla, President Bidya Devi Bhandari is scheduled to administer an oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed Prime Minister and Ministers at Sital Niwas amid a special event this evening.
Vishnu Poudel, deputy chairman of CPN-UML, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, deputy chairman of CPN (Maoist Center) and Ravi Lamichhane, Chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party have been appointed to the post of Home Minister. Besides, Lamichhane will get the Ministry of Home Affairs, while Narayan Kaji will get the Ministry of Physical Planning and Transport. 
According to the name list of ministers sent to the Office of the President, of the seven new ministers, two are from CPN (Maoist Center) including the Prime Minister, four from CPN-UML and one each from Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Janamat Party.