PM Oli to expand Cabinet Thursday, Khaga Raj Adhikari likely to be home minister

Prime Minister (PM) KP Sharma Oli is expanding the Cabinet Thursday inducting seven ministers and two state ministers.

He will fill home, communication, agriculture, industry, forest and general administration ministries among others. Khaga Raj Adhikari will be appointed home minister, Nainkala Thapa communication and information technology minister, Jwala Kumari Sah agriculture minister, Narad Muni Rana forest minister, Raj Kishore Yadav industry minister, Ganesh Pahadi general administration minister, Mohan Baniya minister without portfolio and Asha BK minister of state for forest, according to a Baluwatar source.