Chief Minister Yadav to take oath today

The newly-appointed Chief Minister of Madhes Province Saroj Kumar Yadav is being administered oath of office at 12:00 this noon at the Office of the Province Chief. Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) leader Yadav was appointed the Chief Minister on Wednesday.

Of the 10 political parties in the province assembly, a total of 63 lawmakers of seven political parties and two independent lawmakers have backed Yadav as the chief minister.

Parliamentary party leader of Janamat Party, a ruling alliance party in the province, said that a meeting of the ruling alliance is also scheduled to hold to discuss the issues of power sharing and others.