Indra Bahadur Baniya
Indra Bahadur Baniya | |
|---|---|
| इन्द्रबहादुर बानियाँ | |
| 6th Chief Minister of Bagmati Province | |
| In office 5 August 2025 – 17 August 2026[1] | |
| President | Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Prime Minister | K.P. Sharma Oli Sushila Karki Balendra Shah |
| Governor | Yadav Chandra Sharma |
| Preceded by | Bahadur Singh Lama |
| Succeeded by | Kiran Thapa Magar |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| In office 9 April 2023 – 6 March 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Home Minister | Bimalendra Nidhi |
| Member of Bagmati Provincial Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Constituency | Makwanpur 1(B) |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 2013–2017 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Constituency | Makwanpur 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 July 1970 |
| Party | Nepali Congress |
| Education | Makwanpur Multiple Campus |
Indra Bahadur Baniya (born 30 July 1970) is a Nepalese politician who served as Chief Minister of Bagmati Province from August 2025 to August 2026.[2][3][1] Baniya is elected member of the Bagmati Provincial Assembly from Makwanupr 1 (B).[4] He had previously served as the Minister of state for Home Affairs.[5]
During the 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests his house and office in Hetauda were torched by protesters.[6]
References
- 1 2 Bidari, Subash (17 August 2026). "Baniya resigns as Bagmati chief minister after losing majority". Kathmandu Post.
- ↑ "Bagmati Chief Minister Baniya expands Cabinet, adds five ministers from NC". Setopati. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ↑ "मुख्यमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यालय | Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers". ocmcm.bagamati.gov.np. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Bagmati CM directs coordinated measures to improve traffic management in Kathmandu". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ↑ "Baniya appointed State Minister for Home". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ↑ "हेटौँडामा सरकारी कार्यालयदेखि व्यावसायिक भवनसम्म जले". ratopati.com. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2026.