Karki interim cabinet

This article is about the cabinet of Sushila Karki's government. For her premiership, see Interim government of Sushila Karki. For the interim government system of Nepal, see Interim government of Nepal.

An interim government was formed in Nepal on 12 September 2025 after the Generation Z-led mass anti-corruption protests that overthrew the government of the prime minister, K. P. Sharma Oli. With the dissolution of the second federal parliament on 12 September 2025, the new cabinet led by interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki will remain in office until a successor government is appointed upon a general election.^[1][2]

Sushila Karki interim cabinet
Interim Council of Ministers of Nepal of Nepal
People and organisations
Date formed	12 September 2025
People and organisations
President	Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime Minister	Sushila Karki
Prime Minister's history	Chief Justice of Nepal (2016–2017) Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal (2009–2016)
No. of ministers	8 (incl. Prime Minister)
Member party	Independent
Status in legislature	Dissolved
History
Election	-
Outgoing election	March 2026
Predecessor	Fourth Oli cabinet

Background

Main article: 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests

The political breakdown in Nepal on the approach to 2025 was defined by large-scale frustration with corruption and leadership under Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli. This eventually culminated with the 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests, a wave of anti-corruption demonstrations crying out for the most part by the young generations through social media platforms. These demonstrations desired the resignation of the existing government and desired transitional leadership that could be in a position to oversee free and fair elections.

With mounting pressure, the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal was dissolved on 12 September 2025. In response, the President, Ram Chandra Poudel, appointed an interim government headed by Sushila Karki, the first woman to become both Chief Justice and head of government in Nepal. This caretaker government was tasked with stabilizing the country and preparing for a general election, to provide a smooth handover of power in addressing grievances raised during the protests.

Election

Karki was chosen as interim Prime Minister based on discussions between various government stakeholders and Gen Z representatives. This decision was taken with support from an online voting conducted by protesters via a poll on Discord.^[3][4][5] The first woman to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal, Karki is also the country's first female head of government, her appointment agreed upon during talks with the Nepali Army.^[6][7]

Candidate	Votes	%
Sushila Karki	3,833	49.70
Rastra Bimochan Timalsena[a]	2,022	26.22
Sagar Dhakal	1,098	14.24
Harka Sampang	487	6.31
Mahabir Pun	273	3.54
Total	7,713	100.00
Source: ClickMandu,[4] The Logical Indian,[5] The Statesman,[9] SCMP.[10]

Current arrangement

S.N.	Portfolio[11]	Minister	Background	Assumed office	Left office
Prime Minister
1	Interim Prime Minister All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister	Sushila Karki	Former Chief Justice of Nepal	12 September 2025	Incumbent
Cabinet Ministers
2	Minister for Finance	Rameshwar Khanal	Former Finance Secretary	15 September 2025[12][13]	Incumbent
	Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration			22 September 2025[14]
3	Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation	Kul Man Ghising	Former head of the NEA	15 September 2025[12][13]	Incumbent
	Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport
	Minister for Urban Development
4	Minister for Home Affairs	Om Prakash Aryal	Supreme Court Advocate	15 September 2025[12][13]	Incumbent
	Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs				22 September 2025
5	Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies	Anil Kumar Sinha	Former Supreme Court Justice	22 September 2025[14]	Incumbent
	Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
	Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
6	Minister for Education, Science and Technology	Mahabir Pun	Founder of National Innovation Center	22 September 2025[14]	Incumbent
7	Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development	Madan Prasad Pariyar	Climate & agriculture expert, president of Samata Foundation	22 September 2025[14]	Incumbent
8	Minister for Communications and Information Technology	Jagdish Kharel	Journalist and media-professional (Image Media Group)	22 September 2025[14]	Incumbent

See also

• Council of Ministers of Nepal
• Government of Nepal

Notes

1. Designated as "Random Nepali", his screen name on social media platforms and his podcast, during the vote. He stated that he never vied for the position.^[8]