-By A Staff Reporter

Kathmandu- After no changes took place in the government even after Tihar, now sources close to the ruling party are saying that the cabinet will definitely be “reshuffled” after the by-elections on December 9. Talking to the Independent, a highly placed source in the Nepali Congress informed that there is tremendous pressure on Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai to sack some ministers and induct a few new faces. “Prime Minister Bhattarai may have to relent after the by-elections and then we may see some of the controversial ministers go,” he said.
The most controversial minister was Bal Bahadur KC and even NC president Girija Prasad Koirala had publicly said that KC would be removed from the government. However, PM Bhattarai saved KC and he still is hanging on, though as a big embarrassment for the government.

However one recent development is the strong opposition against Minister for Home and Communication Purna Bahadur Khadka, from within the party and from the media as well. If initially there was talk that he would be removed from the Home Ministry only, now insiders say that Khadka may lose the Communications portfolio as well.

Then of course there are some other ministers who have been in the hit list of disenchanted Congress MPs. They are Ministers Sharat Singh Bhandari, Omkar Prasad Shrestha, Yog Prasad Upadhyaya and Prakash Man Singh.
The new faces that are likely to be seen in the reshuffled cabinet are Sushil Koirala, Ram Chandra Poudel and Jaya Prakash Gupta.