KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who had informed his Cabinet colleagues on Tuesday that he would reshuffle the Cabinet on Wednesday, sent a list of new ministers to the president late at night.

The PM’s Press Adviser Surya Thapa told THT that the PM had sent a letter with details of new appointees to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari.

The new ministers will be sworn in on Thursday morning. Thapa added that apart from replacing nine ministers with new ones, Minister of Health and Population Upendra Yadav will switch his portfolio with Minister of Law Bhanubhakta Dhakal.

Yadav will be deputy prime minister with law portfolio, while Dhakal will be the new health minister.

Incoming ministers

Portfolios 

Outgoing ministers

Hridayesh Tripathi

Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration

Lal Babu Pandit

Ghanashyam Bhusal

Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development

Chakra Pani Khanal

Lekhraj Bhatta

Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies

Matrika Yadav

Rameshwor Ray Yadav

Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security

Gokarna Bista

Basanta K Nembang

Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport

Raghubir Mahaseth

Parbat Gurung

Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens

Tham Maya Thapa

Moti Lal Dugad

Minister of State for Industry, Commerce and Supplies

Dhan Bahadur Budha

Nava Raj Rawat

Minister of State for Health and Population

Ram Kumari Chaudhari

Ram Bir Manandhar

Minister of State for Urban Development

Surendra Kumar Yadav