Nepal Election Result 2022: Big Setback! These 6 sitting ministers of Sher Bahadur Deuba party lost Parliament seat

Nepal Election Result 2022: Elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and seven provincial assemblies were held to end the prolonged political instability that has plagued the Himalayan nation. Out of 275 Members of Parliament, 165 will be elected through direct voting, while the remaining 110 will be elected through a proportional electoral system.

In a major setback, six sitting ministers of the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led five-party coalition government in Nepal.

However, the sitting ministers who lost the parliamentary election have not yet resigned from their respective posts.

The list includes political bigwigs like Home Minister Balkrishna Khand.

Home Minister Khand, Minister for Water Supply Umakanta Chaudhary, and Minister of State for Prime Minister's office Umesh Shrestha of the Nepali Congress lost the election to the HoR.

Similarly, Minister for Energy Pambha Bhushal and Minister for Youth and Sports Maheshwor Jung Gahatraj from CPN-Maoist Centre also lost the Parliamentary election.

The ministers of the incumbent government who lost the November 20 election include three candidates from the Nepali Congress, two from the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (CPN-Maoist Centre) and one from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) (CPN-Unified Socialist).

Likewise, Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Jeevan Ram Shrestha also lost the election as the candidate of the CPN-Unified Socialist.

Constitution of Nepal

-There is a provision in the Nepalese Constitution that allows non-Parliament members to remain in the ministerial position for a six-month period. 

-They will remain in the ministry until the new government is formed.

Nepal Election Result 2022

-So far results of 158 seats have been declared. 

-The ruling alliance led by the NC is moving towards a clear majority, allowing them to form a new government.

-The five-party ruling alliance, which includes the NC, CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN-Unified Socialist, Loktantrik Samajwadi Party and Rashtriya Janamorcha has a combined strength of 85 seats in the HoR under direct election, followed by the Opposition CPN-UML alliance with 57 seats.

- The counting of votes is almost complete, with the results of six seats yet to be announced.

-A party needs at least 138 seats to form a majority government in the 275-member House of Representatives.