Chief Minister of Bagmati Province explained

The chief minister of the Bagmati Province is the head of government of Bagmati Province. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the province according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal.^[1] The chief minister remains in office for five years or until the provincial assembly is dissolved, and is subject to no term limits, given that they have the confidence of the assembly.

The current chief minister is Shalikram Jamkattel of the CPN (Maoist Centre), in office since 10 January 2023.

Qualification

The Constitution of Nepal sets the qualifications required to become eligible for the office of chief minister. A chief minister must meet the qualifications to become a member of the provincial assembly.^[2]

A member of the provincial assembly must be:

• a citizen of Nepal
• a voter of the concerned province
• of 25 years of age or more
• not convicted of any criminal offense
• not disqualified by any law
• not holding any office of profit

In addition to this, the chief minister must be the parliamentary party leader of the party with the majority seats in the provincial assembly. If no party has a majority, the chief minister must have a majority in the assembly with the support from other parties. If within thirty days of the election, a chief minister is not appointed as such, or fails to obtain a vote of confidence from the assembly, the parliamentary party leader of the party with the most seats in the assembly is appointed chief minister. If the chief minister such appointed fails to obtain a vote of confidence in the assembly, any assembly member who can command a majority in the floor, irrespective of party allegiance, is appointed chief minister. If this chief minister also fails to obtain a vote of confidence, the governor dissolves the assembly and fresh elections are called.^[3]

List of chief ministers of Bagmati province

		Portrait	Name	Term of office			Assembly	Party	Cabinet
				Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
	1		Dormani Poudel	11 February 2018	18 August 2021		1st	CPN (UML)	Poudel	[4] [5]
2		Astalaxmi Shakya	18 August 2021	27 October 2021		Shakya			[6] [7]
	3		Rajendra Prasad Pandey	27 October 2021	23 December 2022			CPN (Unified Socialist)	Pandey	[8] [9]
	4		Shalikram Jamkattel	10 January 2023	22 July 2024		2nd	CPN (Maoist Centre)	Jamkattel	[10]
	5		Bahadur Singh Lama	24 July 2024	Incumbent			Nepali Congress	Lama	[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Constitution of Nepal – Part 13 State Executive, Article 167 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210813005136/https://www.lawcommission.gov.np/en/archives/878 . 13 August 2021 . 2021-08-13 . Nepal Law Commission . en.
2. 178. Nepal. 20 September 2015.
3. 168. Nepal. 20 September 2015.
4. Web site: 11 February 2018 . UML PP leader Dor Mani Paudel appointed CM of Province 3 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210708192553/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/uml-pp-leader-dor-mani-paudel-appointed-cm-of-province-3 . 8 July 2021 . 8 July 2021 . The Himalayan Times . en.
5. Web site: Bagmati Province Chief Minister Poudel resigns . 2022-06-03 . Khabarhub . en.
6. Web site: 18 August 2021 . Asta Laxmi sworn-in as Chief Minister of Bagmati Province . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210818173953/https://english.khabarhub.com/2021/18/203843/ . 18 August 2021 . 18 August 2021 . Khabarhub.
7. Web site: Asta Laxmi Shakya resigns as chief minister of Bagmati Province . 2022-06-03 . kathmandupost.com . English.
8. Web site: Rajendra Pandey appointed chief minister of Bagmati . 2022-06-03 . kathmandupost.com . English.
9. Web site: Bagmati Province Chief Minister Pandey resigns . 2022-12-25 . kathmandupost.com . English.
10. Web site: Jammakattel appointed chief minister of Bagmati province . 2023-01-09 . kathmandupost.com . English.
11. Web site: Bagmati Chief Minister Lama, nine ministers sworn in . 2024-07-24 . kathmandupost.com . English.