The Raut Cabinet is the Council of Ministers headed by Mohammad Lalbabu Raut in Madhesh Province, Nepal. Mohammad Lalbabu Raut from Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal was sworn in the Chief Ministers of Madhesh Province in February 2018. Present arrangement of cabinet is the result of talk between two Former Deputy Prime Ministers, PSP-N President Upendra Yadav and Nepali Congress Vice-president Bimalendra Nidhi who have strong hold in this region from their respective parties.
This is a brief list of minister since 9 June 2021 since when PSP-N and Nepali Congress are two major parties in government.
Current arrangement S.N.PortfolioHolderPortraitConstituencyPartyTook officeCabinet ministers1Chief MinisterMinister for Commerce, Supplies and Science TechnologyMohammad Lalbabu RautParsa 1(B)People's Socialist Party, Nepal14 February 20182Deputy Chief MinisterMinister for Physical Infrastructure DevelopmentRam Saroj YadavDhanusha 3 (A)Nepali Congress9 June 20213Minister for Industry, Forest and EnvironmentSatrudhan MahatoDhanusha 4(B)CPN (Unified Socialist)20 November 20214Minister for Economic Affairs and PlanningShailendra Prasad SahSaptari 2(A)People's Socialist Party, Nepal1 March 20185Minister for Internal Affairs and CommunicationBharat Prasad SahMahottari 1(B)Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)17 July 20216Minister for Energy and Drinking WaterOm Prakash SharmaNepali Congress9 June 20217 Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operativesBijay Kumar YadavSiraha 2 (A)People's Socialist Party, Nepal15 February 20188Minister for Women, Children, Youth and SportsBirendra Prasad SinghSarlahi 4(A)Nepali Congress9 June 20219Minister for Social DevelopmentNawal Kishor Sah SudiSaptari 1(B)People's Socialist Party, Nepal1 March 201810Minister for Law, Justice and Provincial Assembly AffairsPramod Kumar YadavSiraha 3(B)CPN (Unified Socialist)20 November 2021State ministers1Minister of State for Industry, Tourism and ForestNagendra Raya YadavRautahat 3(A)CPN (Unified Socialist)6 February 20212State Minister for Economic Affairs and PlanningUsha YadavPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal1 March 20183State Minister for Internal Affairs and LawRubi KarnCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)1 March 20184State Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operativesYogendra Ray YadavRautahat 1(B)People's Socialist Party, Nepal1 March 2018
Ministers by Party Since 2021
+PartyCabinet MinistersMinisters of StateTotal MinistersPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal426Nepali Congress303CPN (Unified Socialist)202CPN (Maoist Centre)112
Till 2021
+PartyCabinet MinistersMinisters of StateTotal MinistersSamajbadi Party, Nepal437Rastriya Janata Party, Nepal336
Previous arrangements
Chief Minister & Cabinet Ministers S.No. Name Constituency ( if blank) Portfolio Took officeLeft officePolitical Party1. Mohammad Lalbabu RautParsa 1(B)Chief Minister Minister of Law, Justice and State Assembly
Minister of Commerce, Supplies, Science and Technology 15 February 2018People's Socialist Party, Nepal2. Jitendra Prasad SonalBara 4(B) Minister of Physical Infrastructure Development 15 February 20186 June 2021(expelled)People's Socialist Party, Nepal3. Bijay Kumar YadavSiraha 2(A) Minister of Finance 15 February 2018People's Socialist Party, Nepal4. Gyanendra Kumar YadavDhanusha 4(A) Minister for Internal Affairs and Law 1 March 2018 17 July 2021 (Resigned)People's Socialist Party, Nepal5. Shailendra Prasad ShahSaptari 2(A) Minister of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives 1 March 2018People's Socialist Party, Nepal6. Nawal Kishore Shah SudiSaptari 1(B) Minister of Social Development 1 March 2018People's Socialist Party, Nepal7. Ram Naresh Rae Minister of Industry, Tourism and Forest 1 March 2018 16 November 2021 (expelled)People's Socialist Party, Nepal
State Ministers S.No. Name Constituency ( if blank) Portfolio Took officeLeft officePolitical Party1. Usha Yadav Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Planning 1 March 2018People's Socialist Party, Nepal2. Yogendra Ray YadavRautahat 1(B) Minister of State for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives 1 March 2018People's Socialist Party, Nepal3. Saroj Kumar SinghMahottari 4(B) Minister of State for Internal Affairs and Law 1 March 2018 17 July 2021(Resigned)People's Socialist Party, Nepal4. Abhiram SharmaMahottari 3(A) Minister of State for Social Development 25 July 20186 June 2021(expelled)People's Socialist Party, Nepal5. Dimpal Kumari Jha Minister of State for Physical Infrastructure Development 25 July 20186 June 2021(expelled)People's Socialist Party, Nepal6. Suresh Kumar MandalSiraha 4(B) Minister of State for Industry, Tourism and Environment 25 July 20186 June 2021(expelled)People's Socialist Party, Nepal
See also Lalbabu Raut Mahendra Narayan Nidhi Awas Yojana Krishna Chandra Nepali cabinet Kul Prasad KC cabinet Jeevan Bahadur Shahi cabinet Trilochan Bhatta cabinet
References
External links Province No.2 official website Cabinet of Province No. 2