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The chief minister of the Koshi Province is the head of government of Koshi 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 CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)' Hikmat Kumar Karki, in office since 9 May 2024.

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 Koshi province

No.		Portrait	Name Constituency (lifespan)	Term of office			Assembly (election)	Political party	Cabinet	Ref.
				Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
	1		Sher Dhan Rai MPA for Bhojpur 1 (B) (born 1971)	14 February 2018	26 August 2021	3 years, 193 days	1st (2017)	CPN (UML)	S. D. Rai
	2		Bhim Acharya MPA for Sunsari 1 (B) (born 1959)	26 August 2021	1 November 2021	67 days			Acharya
	3		R. K. Rai MPA for Bhojpur 1 (A) (born 1970)	2 November 2021	9 January 2023	1 year, 68 days		CPN (Unified Socialist)	R. Rai
	4		Hikmat Kumar Karki MPA for Jhapa 5 (A) (born 1964)	9 January 2023	7 July 2023	179 days	2nd (2022)	CPN (UML)	H. K. Karki I
	5		Uddhav Thapa List MPA (born 1958)	7 July 2023	2 August 2023	26 days		Nepali Congress	Thapa I
				2 August 2023	8 September 2023	37 days			Thapa II
	(4)		Hikmat Kumar Karki MPA for Jhapa 5 (A) (born 1964)	8 September 2023	15 October 2023	37 days		CPN (UML)	H. K. Karki II
	6		Kedar Karki MPA for Morang 6 (B) (born 1974)	15 October 2023	9 May 2024	207 days		Nepali Congress	K. Karki
	(4)		Hikmat Kumar Karki MPA for Jhapa 5 (A) (born 1964)	9 May 2024	Incumbent	226 days		CPN (UML)	H. K. Karki III

See also

• Governor of Koshi Province
• Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
• Leader of the Opposition in the Koshi Provincial Assembly

References

1. "Constitution of Nepal – Part 13 State Executive, Article 167". Nepal Law Commission. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
2. "UML's Hikmat Karki appointed chief minister in Koshi". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
3. Article 178 of the Constitution of Nepal (20 September 2015)
4. Article 168 of the Constitution of Nepal (20 September 2015)
5. "Rai sworn in as Province 1 chief minister". thehimalayantimes.com. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
6. "Bhim Acharya replaces Sherdhan Rai as Province 1 chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
7. "Bhim Acharya takes oath as Chief Minister of Province 1". Khabarhub. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
8. "Province 1 Chief Minister Bhim Acharya resigns from his post". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
9. "Province 1, Karnali get new chief ministers". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
10. "Hikmat Kumar Karki appointed as Province 1 CM". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
11. "Uddhav Thapa appointed Koshi chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
12. "NC's Thapa appointed Koshi chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
13. "Supreme Court orders Hikmat Karki be appointed Koshi chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
14. "Kedar Karki of Nepali Congress appointed Koshi chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
15. "UML's Hikmat Karki appointed chief minister in Koshi". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

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