# Third Hikmat Kumar Karki cabinet

The Third Hikmat Karki cabinet is the current and 9th provincial government of Koshi Province. It was formed after Hikmat Kumar Karki was sworn in as Chief Minister of Koshi Province on 9 May 2024. Karki's claim for chief minister was supported by the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).
On 13 May 2024, Karki won a motion of confidence with 57 out of 62 votes in the 93-member of Koshi Provincial Assembly, where he was supported by the ruling coalition as CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist), CPN (Maoist Centre) and CPN (Unified Socialist).
On 26 July 2024, all ministers from the CPN (Maoist Centre) resigned from the government, with the party also withdrawing its support, after a new coalition of between the Nepali Congress and CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist), which positions CPN-UML to lead the Koshi provincial government.
After two and a half months of the ruling coalition formed between the Nepali Congress and the CPN (UML), Nepali Congress entered the government of Koshi Province on 13 September 2024 with three ministers and one state minister. On 18 September 2024, Karki again received the vote of confidence, according to Speaker Amber Bahadur Bista, 83 out of 93 koshi provincial assembly members 66 were cast in favor and 15 votes against.

## Ministries

| S.N. | Portfolio | Minister Constituency | Political Party | Assumed office | Left office |
| Cabinet ministers |||||||
| 1 | Chief Minister All other ministries not allocated to anyone. | Hikmat Kumar Karki MPA for Jhapa 5(B) | CPN (UML) | 9 May 2024 | Incumbent |
| 2 | Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning | Ram Bahadur Ranamagar MPA for Ilam 2(B) | CPN (UML) | 9 May 2024 | Incumbent |
| 3 | Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development | Bhupendra Rai MPA for Khotang 1(B) | Nepali Congress | 13 September 2024 | Incumbent |
| 4 | Minister for Social Development | Panch Karna Rai MPA for Khotang 1(A) | CPN (UML) | 17 May 2024 | Incumbent |
| 5 | Minister for Water Supply, Irrigation and Energy | Ek Raj Karki MPA for Jhapa 2(B) | CPN (UML) | 17 May 2024 | Incumbent |
| 6 | Minister for Internal Affairs and Law | Lila Ballabh Adhikari MPA for Morang 2(B) | CPN (UML) | 17 May 2024 | Incumbent |
| 7 | Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives | Khagen Singh Hangam MPA for Morang 1(B) | Nepali Congress | 13 September 2024 | Incumbent |
| 8 | Minister for Tourism, Forests and Environment | Sadananda Mandal MPA for Sunsari 4(A) | Nepali Congress | 13 September 2024 | Incumbent |
| State ministers |||||||
| 9 | Minister of State in the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers | Sirjana Rai List MPA | CPN (UML) | 17 May 2024 | Incumbent |
| 10 | Minister of State for Physical Infrastructure Development | Bhumi Prasad Rajbanshi MPA for Jhapa 3(A) | Nepali Congress | 13 September 2024 | Incumbent |

## Former arrangements
### With   CPN (MC) as major Partner
#### Till 26 July 2024

| S.N. | Portfolio | Minister Constituency | Political Party | Assumed office | Left office |
| Cabinet ministers |||||||
| 1 | Chief Minister All other ministries not allocated to anyone. | Hikmat Kumar Karki MPA for Jhapa 5(B) | CPN (UML) | 9 May 2024 | Incumbent |
| 2 | Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning | Ram Bahadur Ranamagar MPA for Ilam 2(B) | CPN (UML) | 9 May 2024 | Incumbent |
| 3 | Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development | Ganesh Upreti MPA for Morang 2(A) | Maoist Centre | 9 May 2024 | 26 July 2024 |
| 4 | Minister for Internal Affairs and Law | Lila Ballabh Adhikari MPA for Morang 2(B) | CPN (UML) | 17 May 2024 | Incumbent |
| 5 | Minister for Social Development | Panch Karna Rai MPA for Khotang 1(A) | CPN (UML) | 17 May 2024 | Incumbent |
| 6 | Minister for Water Supply, Irrigation and Energy | Ek Raj Karki MPA for Jhapa 2(B) | CPN (UML) | 17 May 2024 | Incumbent |
| 7 | Minister for Tourism, Forest, and Environment | Narayan Bahadur Magar MPA for Udayapur 2(B) | Maoist Centre | 17 May 2024 | 26 July 2024 |
| 8 | Minister for Health | Rajendra Karki MPA for Sankhuwasabha 1(A) | Maoist Centre | 17 May 2024 | 26 July 2024 |
| State ministers |||||||
| 9 | Minister of State in the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers | Sirjana Rai List MPA | CPN (UML) | 17 May 2024 | Incumbent |
| 10 | Minister of State for Tourism, Forest, and Environment | Bandana Jhangad List MPA | Maoist Centre | 17 May 2024 | 26 July 2024 |