First Hikmat Kumar Karki cabinet

{{Short description|4th Government of Koshi Province from 9 January to 7 July 2023}}

The Hikmat Kumar Karki cabinet was the 4th provincial government of Koshi Province. It was formed after Hikmat Kumar Karki was sworn in as Chief Minister of Koshi Province on 9 January 2023.{{Cite web |title=Hikmat Kumar Karki appointed as Province 1 CM |url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/21153 |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=GorakhaPatra}}

{{Infobox government cabinet

|cabinet_type=Cabinet

|political_parties={{Unbulleted list

|{{color box|{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}}} CPN (UML)

Coalition partner

|{{color box|{{party color|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}}}} RPP

Former members

|{{color box|{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}}} {{Party shortname linked|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}

|{{color box|{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}}}} PSP-N}}

|previous=Rajendra Kumar Rai cabinet

|outgoing_formation=

|incoming_formation=

|advice_and_consent2=|advice_and_consent1=

|budget=

|legislature_term=5 years

|last_election=

|election=2022

|opposition_leader=Uddhav Thapa, (NC){{Cite web |title=Uddhav Thapa elected provincial assembly party leader of Nepali Congress in Province 1 |url=https://kathmandupost.com/province-no-1/2022/12/30/uddhav-thapa-elected-provincial-assembly-party-leader-of-nepali-congress-in-province-1 |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}

|opposition_party={{color box|{{party color|Nepali Congress }}}} Nepali Congress

|opposition_cabinet=

|legislature_status=

Majority Coalition Government {{small|(January - June 2023)}}
Minority Coalition Government {{small|(June - July 2023)}}

|total_number=

|cabinet_number=4th|former_members_number=|members_number=6

|state_head_title= Governor

|state_head=Parshuram Khapung

|government_head_title=Chief Minister|government_head=Hikmat Kumar Karki|date_dissolved= 7 July 2023|date_formed= 9 January 2023|caption=Hon'ble Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki|image_size=|image={{Photo montage|photo1a=Rt-Hon Hikmat Kumar Karki.jpg|size=170|color=#FFFFFF|border =3|color_border=#ECF3F9}}|incumbent=|flag_border=|flag=Flag of Nepal.svg|jurisdiction=Koshi Province|successor=First Uddhav Thapa cabinet}}

History

{{center| }} Karki was appointed Chief minister on 9 January 2023. His claim to chief minister was supported by his party CPN (UML), CPN (Maoist Centre), PSP-N and RPP. He won 59 votes against 32 in the vote of confidence.{{cite web

|url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/21376

|title=CM Karki gets vote of confidence

|website=Rising Nepal Daily}}

He was opposed by Nepali Congress and CPN (US). Due to change in political coalition in federal government, PSP-N quit government on 31 May 2023.{{cite web|url=https://theannapurnaexpress.com/news/jsp-pulls-out-of-koshi-province-government-43160|title= JSP Pulls out of koshi government|website= The Annapurna Express}} CPN (MC) also quit government and withdrew support on 7 June 2023.{{cite web|url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/tag/Maoist_to_leave_Koshi_province_govt|title= CPN (MC) quit government and withdraw their support|website= My republica}} Karki failed to secure vote in the 2nd vote of confidence, gathering only 46 votes, 40 from his party, CPN (UML) and 6 from RPP, which is one less than majority. 43 members from Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre) and CPN (Unified Socialist) voted against Karki. 4 members including PSP-N's single MP abstained from voting.{{cite web|url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/tag/Koshi_Province|title=UML-led government in Koshi province fails to secure vote of confidence, collapses|website=My Republica}} Consequently, Uddhav Thapa succeeded him as the chief minister.

Ministries

= Until 7 July 2023 =

class="wikitable" !S.N. !Portfolio !Minister ! colspan="2" \|Political Party !Assumed office !Left office
colspan="7" bgcolor="darkgrey" \|Cabinet ministers
1 \|Chief minister {{small\| All other ministries not allocated to anyone.}} \| Hikmat Kumar Karki \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}} \|9 January 2023{{Cite web \|last=Subedi \|first=Binod \|title=CM and 3 ministers take oath in Province 1 \|url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/135346/ \|access-date=2023-01-10 \|website=My Republica \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|title=प्रदेश १ का मन्त्रीहरुले पाए मन्त्रालय, जीवनलाई पर्यटन, भक्तिलाई उद्योग \|url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2023/01/1251082 \|access-date=2023-01-20 \|website=Online Khabar \|language=en-US}} \|7 July 2023
2 \|Minister for Drinking Water, Irrigation and Energy \|Til Kumar Menyangbo \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}} \|9 January 2023 \|7 July 2023
3 \|Minister for Social Development \|Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}} \|13 January 2023{{Cite web \|last=Republica \|title=Province 1 gov expansion: Three ministers from Maoist Center inducted in cabinet \|url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/135478/ \|access-date=2023-01-15 \|website=My Republica \|language=en}} \|7 July 2023
4 \|Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Co-Operatives \|Bhakti Prasad Sitaula \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}} \|9 January 2023 \|7 July 2023

class="wikitable"

!S.N.

!Portfolio

!Minister

! colspan="2" |Political Party

!Assumed office

!Left office

colspan="7" bgcolor="darkgrey" |Cabinet ministers

|Chief minister
{{small| All other ministries not allocated to anyone.}}

| Hikmat Kumar Karki

| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}

|9 January 2023{{Cite web |last=Subedi |first=Binod |title=CM and 3 ministers take oath in Province 1 |url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/135346/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=My Republica |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=प्रदेश १ का मन्त्रीहरुले पाए मन्त्रालय, जीवनलाई पर्यटन, भक्तिलाई उद्योग |url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2023/01/1251082 |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Online Khabar |language=en-US}}

|7 July 2023

|Minister for Drinking Water, Irrigation and Energy

|Til Kumar Menyangbo

| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}

|9 January 2023

|7 July 2023

|Minister for Social Development

|Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari

| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}

|13 January 2023{{Cite web |last=Republica |title=Province 1 gov expansion: Three ministers from Maoist Center inducted in cabinet |url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/135478/ |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=My Republica |language=en}}

|7 July 2023

|Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Co-Operatives

|Bhakti Prasad Sitaula

| bgcolor="{{party color|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}}

|9 January 2023

|7 July 2023

= Former arrangements =

== Until 7 June 2023 ==

class="wikitable" !S.N. !Portfolio !Minister ! colspan="2" \|Political Party !Assumed office !Left office
colspan="7" bgcolor="darkgrey" \|Cabinet ministers
1 \|Chief minister {{small\| All other ministries not allocated to anyone.}} \| Hikmat Kumar Karki \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}} \|9 January 2023 \|Incumbent
2 \|Minister for Drinking Water, Irrigation and Energy \|Til Kumar Menyangbo \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}} \|9 January 2023 \|Incumbent
3 \|Minister for Social Development \|Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}} \|13 January 2023 \|Incumbent
4 \|Minister for Tourism, Forests and Environment \|Jeevan Acharya \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}} \|13 January 2023 \|7 June 2023
5 \|Minister for Transport Infrastructure and Urban Development \|Durga Prasad Chapagain \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}} \|13 January 2023 \|7 June 2023
6 \|Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Co-Operatives \|Bhakti Prasad Sitaula \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}} \|9 January 2023 \|Incumbent

class="wikitable"

!S.N.

!Portfolio

!Minister

! colspan="2" |Political Party

!Assumed office

!Left office

colspan="7" bgcolor="darkgrey" |Cabinet ministers

|Chief minister
{{small| All other ministries not allocated to anyone.}}

| Hikmat Kumar Karki

| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}

|9 January 2023

|Incumbent

|Minister for Drinking Water, Irrigation and Energy

|Til Kumar Menyangbo

| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}

|9 January 2023

|Incumbent

|Minister for Social Development

|Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari

| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}

|13 January 2023

|Incumbent

|Minister for Tourism, Forests and Environment

|Jeevan Acharya

|bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}

|13 January 2023

|7 June 2023

|Minister for Transport Infrastructure and Urban Development

|Durga Prasad Chapagain

|bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}

|13 January 2023

|7 June 2023

|Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Co-Operatives

|Bhakti Prasad Sitaula

| bgcolor="{{party color|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}}

|9 January 2023

|Incumbent

== Until 31 May 2023 ==

class="wikitable" !S.N. !Portfolio !Minister ! colspan="2" \|Political Party !Assumed office !Left office
colspan="7" bgcolor="darkgrey" \|Cabinet ministers
1 \|Chief minister {{small\| All other ministries not allocated to anyone.}} \| Hikmat Kumar Karki \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}} \|9 January 2023 \|Incumbent
2 \|Minister for Drinking Water, Irrigation and Energy \|Til Kumar Menyangbo \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}} \|9 January 2023 \|Incumbent
3 \|Minister for Social Development \|Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}} \|13 January 2023 \|Incumbent
4 \|Minister for Tourism, Forests and Environment \|Jeevan Acharya \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}} \|13 January 2023 \|Incumbent
5 \|Minister for Transport Infrastructure and Urban Development \|Durga Prasad Chapagain \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}} \|13 January 2023 \|Incumbent
6 \|Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Co-Operatives \|Bhakti Prasad Sitaula \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}} \|9 January 2023 \|Incumbent
7 \|Minister of Health \|Nirmala Limbu \| bgcolor="{{party color\|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}}" \| \|{{Party shortname linked\|People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)}} \|9 January 2023 \|31 May 2023

class="wikitable"

!S.N.

!Portfolio

!Minister

! colspan="2" |Political Party

!Assumed office

!Left office

colspan="7" bgcolor="darkgrey" |Cabinet ministers

|Chief minister
{{small| All other ministries not allocated to anyone.}}

| Hikmat Kumar Karki

| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}

|9 January 2023

|Incumbent

|Minister for Drinking Water, Irrigation and Energy

|Til Kumar Menyangbo

| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}

|9 January 2023

|Incumbent

|Minister for Social Development

|Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari

| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}}

|13 January 2023

|Incumbent

|Minister for Tourism, Forests and Environment

|Jeevan Acharya

|bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}

|13 January 2023

|Incumbent

|Minister for Transport Infrastructure and Urban Development

|Durga Prasad Chapagain

|bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}

|13 January 2023

|Incumbent

|Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Co-Operatives

|Bhakti Prasad Sitaula

| bgcolor="{{party color|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}}

|9 January 2023

|Incumbent

|Minister of Health

|Nirmala Limbu

| bgcolor="{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}}" |

|{{Party shortname linked|People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)}}

|9 January 2023

|31 May 2023

Ministries by Party

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! colspan="2" |Party

!Cabinet Ministers

!Ministers of State

!Total Ministers

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|CPN (UML)

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|RPP