The expansion of post-second Constituent Assembly elections Cabinet came two weeks after Koirala was sworn in as the new prime minister following an agreement on portfolio distribution with major coalition partner CPN-UML.

He administered the oath of office and secrecy to the ministers from Nepali Congress and CPN-UML amid a special function organised at the President's Office in Sheetal Niwas, Kathmandu.

PM Koirala administered the oath to Deputy Prime Minister duo Prakash Man Singh from NC and Bam Dev Gautam from CPN-UML.

Other ministers from the two parties were also sworn in at the function attended by the president, vice president, leaders of political parties, dignitaries and other high-ranking government officials.

Ram Sharan Mahat, who has been designated as the Finance Minister, was sworn in on February 11 along with PM Koirala.

Below is the name list of the ministers from NC and UML with their ministerial portfolio.

List of Nepali Congress ministers

Prakash Man Singh         Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local Development

Ram Sharan Mahat         Minister of Finance

Mahesh Acharya             Forest Minister

Minendra Rijal                Information and Communications Minister

Narayan Khadka             Minister for Urban Development

Narahari Acharya           Minister for Law

Chitra Lekha Yadav       Education Minister

 NP Saud                          Minister of Irrigation

Bimelandra Nidhi           Minister of Physical Planning and Construction

List of CPN-UML ministers

Bam Dev Gautam             Deputy Prime Minister and Home Ministry

Mahendra Pandey            Minister for Foreign Affairs

Radha Gyawali                 Energy Ministry

Purushottam Poudel         Minister for Youth and Sports

Hari Parajuli                     Agriculture Minister

Lal Babu Pandit                Minister for General Administration

Karna Bahadur Thapa       Ministry for Commerce and Industries

Bhim Acharya                   Minister of Tourism

Khagraj Adhiakry             Minister of Health and Population

Dal Bahadur Rana             Minister for Land Reforms and Management

Earlier, the Cabinet expansion was delayed due to the contention between the NC and UML over the Home Ministery portfolio.

Ending the two-week deadlock over the expansion of Cabinet, the two parties—Nepali Congress and CPN-UML—on Monday had agreed to allocate 10 ministries each following Prime Minister Sushil Koirala's assurance to allocate Home Ministry portfolio to CPN-UML.