The chief minister of the Madhesh Province is the head of government of Madhesh Province. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the province according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal. The chief minister remains in office for five years or until the provincial assembly is dissolved, and is subject to no term limits, given that they have the confidence of the assembly.
The current chief minister is Krishna Prasad Yadav of the Nepali Congress, in office since 5 December 2025.
Qualification The Constitution of Nepal sets the qualifications required to become eligible for the office of chief minister. A chief minister must meet the qualifications to become a member of the provincial assembly.
A member of the provincial assembly must be:
a citizen of Nepal a voter of the concerned province of 25 years of age or more not convicted of any criminal offense not disqualified by any law not holding any office of profit
In addition to this, the chief minister must be the parliamentary party leader of the party with the majority seats in the provincial assembly. If no party has a majority, the chief minister must have a majority in the assembly with the support from other parties. If within thirty days of the election, a chief minister is not appointed as such, or fails to obtain a vote of confidence from the assembly, the parliamentary party leader of the party with the most seats in the assembly is appointed chief minister. If the chief minister such appointed fails to obtain a vote of confidence in the assembly, any assembly member who can command a majority in the floor, irrespective of party allegiance, is appointed chief minister. If this chief minister also fails to obtain a vote of confidence, the governor dissolves the assembly and fresh elections are called.
List of chief ministers of Madhesh province Portrait Name Term of office Assembly Party Cabinet Assumed office Left office Time in office 1Lalbabu Raut14 February 201813 January 20231st Federal Socialist ForumRaut Samajbadi Party People's Socialist Party, Nepal2 Saroj Kumar Yadav 13 January 20237 June 2024 2nd Yadav 3 Satish Kumar Singh7 June 202415 October 2025Janamat PartySingh 4Jitendra Prasad Sonal15 October 202509 November 2025Loktantrik Samajwadi PartySonal5Saroj Kumar Yadav09 November 202504 December 2025CPN UMLSaroj Yadav6Krishna Prasad Yadav04 December 2025IncumbentNepali CongressKP Yadav
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