Yagya Bahadur Budha Chhetri

{{short description|Nepali politician}}

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| honorific_prefix = Honourable

| office4 = Province Assembly Member of Karnali Province

| nationality = Nepalese

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| party = Nepali Congress

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| predecessor4 = Assembly Created

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| term_start4 = 2017

| president2 =

| name = Yagya Bahadur Budha Chhetri

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| governor = *Govinda Prasad Kalauni

• Tilak Pariyar

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| termstart = 5 June 2021

| office = Minister for Social Development of Karnali Province

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| native_name = यज्ञबहादुर बुढा क्षेत्री

| website = {{URL|http://mosd.karnali.gov.np/}}

| 1namedata = *Mahendra Bahadur Shahi

• Jeevan Bahadur Shahi

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| predecessor = Dal Bahadur Rawal

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Yagya Bahadur Budha Chhetri ({{langx|ne|यज्ञबहादुर बुढा क्षेत्री}}) is a Nepali politician of Nepali Congress and Minister for Social Development in Karnali government since 5 June 2021.{{Cite web|title=Karnali CM Shahi reshuffles cabinet|url=https://english.khabarhub.com/2021/06/189111/|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Khabarhub|language=en}} He is also serving as member of the Karnali Province Provincial Assembly.{{Cite web|title=प्रदेशसभा सदस्य {{!}} प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय|url=http://pga.karnali.gov.np/members|access-date=2021-06-23|website=pga.karnali.gov.np}}

Chhetri was elected to the 2017 provincial assembly elections from proportional list of the party. He including one other ministers from Nepali Congress saved incumbent cabinet in vote of confidence.{{Cite web|title=Karnali chief minister survives vote of confidence as four UML members defy whip|url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2021/04/16/karnali-chief-minister-shahi-wins-confidence-vote-with-support-of-four-uml-members|access-date=2021-06-23|website=kathmandupost.com|language=English}} He joined Mahendra Bahadur Shahi cabinet on 5 June 2021 after a group of CPN (UML) withdrew support from the government.{{Cite web|title=UML’s Oli faction withdraws support to Karnali government|url=https://kathmandupost.com/karnali-province/2021/03/18/oli-faction-of-uml-withdraws-support-to-karnali-province-government|access-date=2021-06-23|website=kathmandupost.com|language=English}} As a result of talks between the two parties Congress joined the government with two ministries.{{Cite web|last=SAMITI|first=RASTRIYA SAMACHAR|date=2021-06-06|title=NC picks ministers for Karnali govt|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/nc-picks-ministers-for-karnali-govt|access-date=2021-06-23|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en}} Currently, he is minister in Nepali Congress led Jeevan Bahadur Shahi.