Eight new ministers took oath of office and secrecy from the Prime Minister Prachanda in presence of President Dr Ram Baran Yadav and other heads of constitutional organs at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Four new ministers from the Maoist include Dr Babu Ram Bhattarai (Finance), Ram Bahadur Thapa Badal (Defense), Dev Gurung (Law, Justice) and Krishna Bahadur Mahara (Information and Communication) while ministers from MJF include party chairman Upendra Yadav (Foreign Affairs), Bijay Kumar Gachhadar (Works and Transport), Jay Prakash Gupta (Agriculture) and Renu Yadav (Education).
Reports have said that the UML nominees refused to take oath after they demanded that their leader be given second position in the cabinet after PM.
The UML has decided not to join the government if it does not get the second position in the cabinet portfolio.
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