SUDURPASCHIM, April 18: Dirgha Bahadur Sodari of CPN (Unified Socialist) has been appointed as the Chief Minister (CM) of Sudurpaschim Province.
Province Chief Najir Miya appointed Sodari to the post on Thursday in accordance with Article 168(2) of the Constitution. Sodari is the parliamentary party leader of the Unified Socialist in the Sudurpaschim Province Assembly.
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He secured the support of CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN-UML, Ranjita Shrestha-led faction of Nagarik Unmukti Party and independent province assembly member Tara Joshi to be eligible for the appointment to the CM post.
Sodari had presented his claim for the appointment to the post on Thursday itself.
