The faction led by Mahanta Thakur, Chairperson of Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal, has decided to join the government. The JSP lawmakers will join the Cabinet after swearing in this evening.
Thakur had been in a meeting with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli this afternoon to hold talks regarding the JSP joining the government. As soon as the talks were over, Thakur informed the lawmakers of his faction that the discussions with PM Oli were positive and that the JSP would be joining the government.
As per the agreement with PM Oli, the JSP will receive eight federal ministerial berths and two state ministerial berths. It has also been confirmed that senior leader Rajendra Mahato will lead the JSP in the House of Representatives.
Along with Mahato, Anil Jha, Raj Kishor Yadav, Sarat Singh Bhandari, Laxman Lal Karna, Sarbendra Nath Shukla, Uma Shankar Argaria, Bimal Srivastav, Chanda Choudhary, Ekbal Miyan and Pramod Sah are the likely candidates to be appointed as ministers.
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