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New PM Balen Shah to take oath along with cabinet members

March 27, 2026
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KATHMANDU: Senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Balen Shah, is set to take the oath of office and secrecy as Prime Minister at 12:34 PM on March 27.

The top leadership of RSP has finalized the Cabinet, including Prime Minister Shah. The party has confirmed that the names of the ministers have been decided.

List of the Prime Minister and Ministers:

Balen Shah (Balen) – Prime Minister, Defense

Swarnim Wagle – Minister of Finance

Sudhan Gurung – Minister of Home Affairs

Shishir Khanal – Minister of Foreign Affairs

Sobita Gautam – Minister of Law

Sasmita Pokharel – Minister of Education

Sunil Lamsal – Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport

Pratibha Rawal – Minister of General Administration / Land, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation

Sita Wadi – Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens

Amaresh Kumar Singh – Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies

Biraj Bhakta Shrestha – Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation

Nisha Mehta – Minister of Health and Population

Ganesh Poudel – Minister of Culture and Tourism

Bikram Timalsina – Minister of Communication and Information Technology

Dipak Shah – Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security

Gita Chaudhary – Minister of Agriculture and Livestock