President Dr Ram Baran Yadav administered him the oath amidst a special
function held at presidential palace Shital Niwas.
Though the Maoists boycotted the PM's election process on Saturday, their
deputy leader in the parliament Narayan Kaji Shrestha and erstwhile
communication minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara attended the oath taking
ceremony.
Unlike the tradition, Nepal took oath neither in the name of 'God' as
stated in the oath paper nor in the name of 'people' as done by his
predecessor Pushpa Kamal Dahal. He simply skipped the phrase "in the name
of God".
Nepal has formed a three-member cabinet, inducting UML leaders Bidhya
Bhandari and Surendra Pandey as defence and finance ministers
respectively. After being sworn in by the President, the Prime Minister
administered oath to the two ministers.
The Nepali Congress said it will name its ministers only after the number
of portfolios in the new cabinet are decided. NC and UML have formed
separate committee to finalise the distribution of portfolios.
Another key ally, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum is set to send its team in the
government under the leadership of Bijaya Gachchhadar.
Interestingly, the big three parties in the coalition have not shown keen
interest in the Home Ministry, which is considered the most powerful
portfolio in the wake of growing security problem and likely street
demonstrations from the Unified CPN (Maoist).
In the meantime, smaller parties have begun their internal discussion to
name their representatives in the government. nepalnews.com ia May 25 09
