Deuba adding two more ministers to his already largest ever cabinet

KATHMANDU, Sept 19: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is inducting two more ministers to his already largest ever cabinet in history of Nepal today.

Biraj Bista and Kamala Sharma from Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) are likely to take oath of office and secrecy from PM Deuba at a special ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister in Singha Durbar itself.

RPP (D) recommended Bista and Sharma as the minister of state for Science and Technology and Forest and Soil Conservation respectively, according to party leader Rajaram Shrestha.

Bista already served as the assistant minister in the Ministry of Federal Affairs.

With this inclusion, Deuba’s jumbo cabinet will have 56 ministers.