Bechi Lungeli of the CPN (Unified Socialist) was given the portfolio of the Ministry of Labour and Transportation of Madhesh provincial government on Thursday.

Lungeli was inducted into the Saroj Kumar Yadav-led government eight days ago without a portfolio. She took up the new role as per the deal reached among the ruling coalition partners.

With this, the Unified Socialist heads two ministries in the Madhesh Province. Previously, the party’s Govinda Bahadur Neupane was elected as the minister for land management, agriculture, and cooperatives in May last year.

Meanwhile, Bharat Prasad Sah of the CPN (Maoist Centre), who was also inducted into the Madhesh government without a portfolio, has yet to be assigned a ministry. Although Chief Minister Yadav has agreed to hand over the Ministry of Forest and Environment to Sah, the Maoist Centre leader has demanded to lead the finance ministry.