Second Dahal cabinet
# Second Dahal cabinet

On 4 August 2016, Pushpa Kamal Dahal of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) was elected as the Prime Minister of Nepal. His candidacy was supported by the Nepali Congress, and several small parties represented in the Nepalese Parliament after a power-sharing deal with the Nepali Congress. Due to this, Dahal would become Prime Minister until the 2017 Nepalese local elections, after which he would step down in favour of the Nepali Congress.

After being sworn in, Dahal formed a new government in a coalition with the parties that supported his election, making Bimalendra Nidhi, who supported the development of the power-sharing deal his Vice Prime Minister. On several further occasions, Dahal made changes to his council of ministers. The Cabinet Dahal with its ultimate 46 ministers (including state ministers) became the second biggest council of ministers in the history of Nepal, despite the new Constitution of Nepal set the maximum amount of ministries to 25.

## Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Assumed office | Left office |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) | 4 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs | Bimalendra Nidhi | Nepali Congress | 4 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance | Krishna Bahadur Mahara | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) | 4 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Deputy Prime Ministerand Minister of Federal Affairs and Local Development | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | Nepal Democratic Forum | 8 May 2017 | |
| Minister for Urban Development | Arjun Narasingha K.C. | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister for Youth and Sports | Daljit Shreepaili | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) | 4 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation | Ramesh Lekhak | Nepali Congress | 4 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister for Supplies | Deepak Bohora | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister for Land Reform and Management | Bikram Pandey | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11 August 2016 | 8 May 2017 |
| Minister for Land Reform and Management | Gopal Dahit | Nepal Loktantrik Forum | 8 May 2017 | |
| Minister of Federal Affairs and Local Development | Hitraj Pandey | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 14 August 2016 | 8 May 2017 |
| Minister of Energy | Janardhan Sharma | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 14 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister for Information and Communications | Ram Karki | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 14 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister of Education | Dhaniram Paudel | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 14 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | Ajaya Shankar Nayak | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 14 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister for Agricultural Development | Gauri Shankar Chaudhary | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) | 4 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Prakash Sharan Mahat | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister of Defense | Bal Krishna Khand | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister of General Administration | Keshav Kumar Budhathoki | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister for Health | Gagan Thapa | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation | Shankar Bhandari | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister for Peace and Reconstruction | Sita Devi Yadav | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister for Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation | Hridaya Ram Thani | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister of Commerce | Romy Gauchan Thakali | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister for Irrigation | Deepak Giri | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister for Industry | Nabindra Raj Joshi | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Jeevan Bahadur Shahi | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 8 May 2017 |
| Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | Jitendra Narayan Dev | Nepal Loktantrik Forum | 8 May 2017 | |
| Minister of Labour and Employment | Surya Man Gurung | Nepali Congress | 26 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Development | Kumar Khadka | Akhanda Nepal Party | 19 January 2017 | |
| Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation | Prem Bahadur Singh | Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party, Nepal | 19 January 2017 | |
