Speaker backs new Koshi chief minister, kicks up controversy

Legal experts deem coalition parties’ inclusion of Speaker as a signatory backing Uddhav Thapa as ‘unconstitutional’

The politics of Koshi Province is in a quagmire. As Province Head Parshuram Khapung on Thursday appointed Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Uddhav Thapa as the new chief minister, based on claims of majority with the Speaker’s backing, constitutional experts have denounced the move as unconstitutional.