Four ministers from the CPN-UML serving in the Lumbini provincial government have collectively submitted their resignations.
On Wednesday, Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development Bhumishwar Dhakal, Minister for Agriculture, Land Management, and Cooperatives Dinesh Panthi, Minister for Health Khem Bahadur Saru, and Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation Sita Sharma Chaudhary submitted their resignations to Chief Minister Chet Narayan Acharya.
Chief Minister Acharya expressed appreciation for the ministers' contributions and thanked them for their service.
According to the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, Acharya has also accepted their resignations.
The ministerial changes are said to be part of preparations for a restructuring of the provincial government.
The Lumbini provincial government had already decided to reduce the number of ministries to eight from July 17. The plan to reduce the number of ministries was also included in the government's policies and programs.
The decision by the UML to replace its ministers comes amid ongoing discussions among coalition partners regarding the restructuring of the provincial government.
According to a source, Chief Minister Acharya will remain in office, while internal discussions are underway within the UML regarding the appointment of new ministers.
