# Shankar Pokharel cabinet

Shankar Pokharel was sworn in as Chief Minister of Lumbini Province on 14 February 2018. Here is the list of ministers. This government has been at to fall till 11 August 2021 as ruling party of federal level, Nepali Congress and third largest party in assembly, CPN(Maoist centre) collision has reached majority with a common understanding. Shankar Pokharel resigned on 11 August 2021.

## Cabinet ministers

| S.N. | Portfolio | Name Constituency | Political Party | Took office | Left office |
| Cabinet ministers |||||||
| 1 | Chief Minister All other ministries not allocated to anyone. | Shankar Pokharel MPA for Dang 2 (A) | CPN (UML) | 15 February 2018 | 2 May 2021 |
| 3 | Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning | Baijanath Chaudhary MPA for Nawalparasi West 2(A) | CPN (UML) | 19 April 2021 | 2 May 2021 |
| 3 | Minister for Rural and Urban Development | Baijanath Chaudhary MPA for Nawalparasi West 2(A) | CPN (UML) | 19 April 2021 | 2 May 2021 |
| 3 | Minister for Internal Affairs and Law | Lila Giri MPA for Rupandehi 2(A) | CPN (UML) | 19 April 2021 | 2 May 2021 |
| 3 | Minister for Health and Population | Lila Giri MPA for Rupandehi 2(A) | CPN (UML) | 19 April 2021 | 2 May 2021 |
| 4 | Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development | Santosh Kumar Pandeya MPA for Rupandehi 3(A) | PSP-N | 19 April 2021 | 2 May 2021 |
| 5 | Minister for Industry, Forests and Environment | Arati Paudel MPA for Banke 1(B) | CPN (UML) | 19 April 2021 | 2 May 2021 |
| 6 | Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives | Bijay Bahadur Yadav MPA for Banke 2(A) | PSP-N | 19 April 2021 | 2 May 2021 |
| 7 | Minister for Education and Social Development | Kalpana Pandey List MPA | PSP-N | 19 April 2021 | 2 May 2021 |
| State ministers |||||||
| 8 | Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development | Sumana Sharma Rayamajihi List MPA | PSP-N | 19 April 2021 | 2 May 2021 |

### Until April 2021

| S.N. | Portfolio | Name Constituency | Political Party | Took office | Left office |
| Cabinet ministers |||||||
| 1 | Chief Minister All other ministries not allocated to anyone. | Shankar Pokharel MPA for Dang 2 (A) | CPN (UML) | 15 February 2018 | 2 May 2021 |
| 2 | Minister for Internal Affairs and Law | Kul Prasad KC MPA for Rolpa 1 (A) | CPN (MC) | 15 February 2018 | 19 April 2021 |
| 3 | Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development | Baijanath Chaudhary MPA for Nawalparasi West 2(A) | CPN (UML) | 15 February 2018 | 19 April 2021 |
| 4 | Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment | Lila Giri MPA for Rupandehi 2(A) | CPN (UML) | 20 March 2018 | 19 April 2021 |
| 5 | Minister for Social Development | Sudarshan Baral MPA for Gulmi 1(A) | CPN (MC) | 20 March 2018 | 19 April 2021 |
| 7 | Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives | Arati Paudel MPA for Banke 1(B) | CPN (UML) | 20 March 2018 | 19 April 2021 |

## Second cabinet

The Second Shankar Pokharel cabinet was the 2nd provincial government of Lumbini Province. It was formed after Shankar Pokharel was sworn in as Chief Minister of Lumbini Province on 2 May 2021.
| S.N. | Portfolio | Name Constituency | Political Party | Took office | Left office |
| Cabinet ministers |||||||
| 1 | Chief Minister All other ministries not allocated to anyone. | Shankar Pokharel | CPN(UML) | 2 May 2021 | 11 August 2021 |
| 2 | Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning | Baijanath Chaudhary | CPN(UML) | 2 May 2021 | 11 August 2021 |
| 3 | Minister for Rural and Urban Development | Hari Prasad Rijal | CPN(UML) | 4 May 2021 | 11 August 2021 |
| 4 | Minister for Internal Affairs and Law | Chetnath Acharya | CPN(UML) | 4 May 2021 | 11 August 2021 |
| 5 | Minister for Health and Population | Bhoj Prasad Shrestha | CPN(UML) | 4 May 2021 | 11 August 2021 |
| 6 | Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development | Santosh Kumar Pandeya | PSP-N | 2 May 2021 | 10 August 2021 |
| 7 | Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives | Bijay Bahadur Yadav | PSP-N | 2 May 2021 | 11 August 2021 |
| 8 | Minister for Education and Social Development | Dharma Bahadur Lal Shrivastava | PPP | 4 May 2021 | 11 August 2021 |
| 9 | Minister for Industry, Forest and Environment | Kalpana Pandeya | PSP-N | 4 May 2021 | 11 August 2021 |
| State ministers |||||||
| 10 | Minister of state for Physical Infrastructure Development | Suman Sharma Rayamajhi | PSP-N | 2 May 2021 | 2 July 2021 |

### Until 4 May 2021

| S.N. | Portfolio | Name Constituency | Political Party | Took office | Left office |
| Cabinet ministers |||||||
| 1 | Chief Minister All other ministries not allocated to anyone. | Shankar Pokharel | CPN(UML) | 2 May 2021 | 11 August 2021 |
| 2 | Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning | Baijanath Chaudhary | CPN(UML) | 2 May 2021 | 11 August 2021 |
| 3 | Minister for Health and Population | Hari Prasad Rijal | CPN(UML) | 2 May 2021 | 4 May 2021 |
| 4 | Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development | Santosh Kumar Pandeya | PSP-N | 2 May 2021 | 11 August 2021 |
| 5 | Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives | Bijay Bahadur Yadav | PSP-N | 2 May 2021 | 11 August 2021 |
| 6 | Minister for Education and Social Development | Kalpana Pandeya | PSP-N | 2 May 2021 | 4 May 2021 |
| State ministers |||||||
| 7 | Minister of state for Physical Infrastructure Development | Suman Sharma Rayamajhi | PSP-N | 2 May 2021 | 2 July 2021 |

## Dispute with opposition

Kul Prasad KC was proposed as the second Chief-minister of Lumbini Province after Shankar Pokhrel had resigned from the post by the support of NC, PSP-N and Rastriya Janamorcha as a part of National level opposition alliance with majority signatures. Still the proposal was unanimously disapproved by Governor of the province and showed an unlawful manner by appointing Pokharel in minority using CPN(UML) letter pad. Pokharel took oath by calling governor to his official residence than going to governor's which was against the practice till date. On 5 July 2021, one sitting state minister from Shankar Pokharel cabinet resigned to bring back majority in opposition side led my main opposition party Nepali Congress. KC has previously worked as Minister for Internal Affairs and Law in Shankar Pokharel Cabinet while resigned on 6 Baishakh 2078 when he was already proposed as the next Chief minister.
On 15 July 2021, Pokharel and other sitting ministers left the house meeting when they had no chance of getting the budget bill passed. This was claimed a very un-democratic by opposition and they again claimed Pokharel should give a resignation than disturbing the assembly with minority. They are demanding the incumbent Chief-minister to take vote of confidence to check if he's in majority else resign from post.