KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Newly appointed Bagmati Province Chief Minister Kiran Thapa Magar has taken the oath of office and secrecy.
Province Chief Dipak Prasad Devkota administered the oath to Thapa under Article 168(2) of the Constitution.
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Devkota appointed Thapa as the seventh chief minister of Bagmati Province earlier Thursday afternoon.
Thapa secured the post with the support of 63 provincial lawmakers—25 from the CPN-UML, 26 from the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) and 12 from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP).
