Bagmati Province Chief Minister Dormani Poudel has resigned from his post today.
Poudel also tendered resignation as the head of the CPN-UML Parliamentary party.
A meeting of the parliamentary party held after Poudel's resignation has elected Ashta Lakshmi Shakya, a member of the state assembly and UML leader, as the leader of the parliamentary party.
UML leader Shakya was elected unanimously as the parliamentary party leader, said Deepak Niraula, chief whip of the UML PP. Shakya is likely to be elected the new Chief Minister of Bagmati.
