The chief minister of Gandaki Province is the chief executive of the

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Gandaki Province Gandaki Province ( ne, गण्डकी प्रदेश ) ), is one of the seven federal provinces established by the current constitution of Nepal which was promulgated on 20 September 2015. Pokhara is the province's capital city. It borde ...

. In accordance with the

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'' executive authority rests with the

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. Following elections to the Povincial Assembly of Gandaki Province, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the

, whose

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are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. Since 2018, two people have been

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Prithvi Subba Gurung Prithvi Subba Gurung ( ne, पृथ्वी सुब्बा गुरुङ) is a Nepalese politician and former Chief Minister of Gandaki Province, a province in western Nepal. He is presently the leader of opposition in Gandaki. He was me ...

from

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was appointed as first Chief Minister of Gandaki Province from 16 February 2018 to 9 May 2021. After securing majority in Provincial Assembly of Gandaki Province,

Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel ( ne, कृष्णचन्द्र नेपाली पोखरेल), also known as Krishna Chandra Nepali, is a Nepalese politician and Chief Minister of Gandaki Province. He was unanimously selected P ...

of the

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assumed office on 12 June 2021.

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Gurung Gurung (exonym; ) or Tamu (endonym; Gurung: ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal. Gurung people predominantly live around the Annapurna region in Manang, Mustang, Dolpo, Kaski, Lamjung, Go ...

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Khagaraj Adhikari Khagaraj Adhikari ( ne, खगराज अधिकारी) is a nepalese politician and was Minister of Home Affairs of Government of Nepal. He served in this post since 4 June 2021 but was removed from the post by Supreme Court on 22 June ...

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Adhikari Adhikari (Devanāgarī: अधिकारी, Sinhala: අදිකාරී) (also spelled Adhikary or Adhicary) belongs to Brahmins and Rajput caste native to the Indian subcontinent, mainly found in Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka.Adhikari of Kum ...

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