Race begins for new finance minister as Oli bids farewell to Khatiwada

There are at least six contenders for the post, but the appointment is likely to happen along with a Cabinet reshuffle, insiders say.

Yubaraj Khatiwada resigned as finance and information and communication technology minister on Friday, a day after the ruling Nepal Communist Party decided not to nominate him, again, as a member of the National Assembly, a prerequisite for him to continue in the Oli Cabinet.