Nepali PM set to expand Cabinet

Kathmandu, March 16 (IANS) Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli is set to expand the Cabinet on Friday.

According to Oli's political adviser Bishnu Rimal, lawmakers from CPN-UML, CPN Maoist Centre and Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSN-N) will be inducted to the Cabinet, the Himalayan Times reported.

It is likely that 14 ministers -- seven from UML, five from CPN-MC and two from FSF-N -- will be added to the Cabinet as FSF-N joins the ruling coalition.

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