Bhattarai cabinet
On 29 March 2011, after Jhala Nath Khanal stepped down as the 35th Prime Minister of Nepal, Baburam Bhattarai was elected the new Prime Minister by the Parliament of Nepal securing the votes of smaller parties of southern Nepal. Following his election, Bhattarai set up a coalition cabinet consisting of his Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) as well the smaller parties Nepal Sadbhawana Party, Tarai-Madhesh Loktantrik Party, Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi) and Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal.
2011 Bhattarai cabinet | |
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Cabinet of Nepal | |
| August 2011–March 2013 | |
| Date formed | 29 August 2011 |
| Date dissolved | 14 March 2013 |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Baburam Bhattarai |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar |
| Member party | Major Parties UCPN (Maoist) MJFN (Loktantrik) MJF (Republican) Minor parties TMLP TMLP Nepal Sanghiya Sadbhavana NSP (Anandidevi) Sadbhavana |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) 306 / 601 (51%) |
| Opposition party | Nepali Congress |
| Opposition leader | Sushil Koirala |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | 1st Constituent Assembly |
| Predecessor | Khanal Cabinet |
| Successor | Regmi Interim Cabinet |
As a way out of the political deadlock since the dissolution of the first Nepalese Constituent Assembly in 2012, he was replaced by Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi as head of an interim government that was to hold elections by 21 June 2013.
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