What is Governor of Bagmati Province?
{{Infobox Political post|post=Governor|body=Bagmati Province|incumbentsince=1 August 2024|incumbent=Deepak Prasad Devkota|style=[[The Honourable]]|status=[[Head of State]]|appointer=[[President of Nepal]]|termlength=Five years|inaugural=[[Anuradha Koirala]]|native_name=वाग्मती प्रदेशको प्रदेश प्रमुख|insignia=|insigniasize=125px|insigniacaption=[[Bagmati Province|Emblem of Bagmati Province]]|image=}} The '''governor of Bagmati''' is the head of the province executive of [[Bagmati Province]]. The governor is appointed by the [[President of Nepal]] as recommended by the federal [[cabinet]] for a term of five years. They stay at the President's pleasure. The role was first created in 2018. The current governor is '''Deepak Prasad Devkota'''. He was appointed and took office on 1 August 2024. The position has been held by four people since it was created. All the executive actions of the provincial government are taken in the governor's name. The governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected council of ministers. That is headed by the chief minister, which thus holds de facto executive authority at the province-level. The [[Constitution of Nepal]] also gives the governor power to act upon his or her own discretion to appoint or dismiss a ministry, or recommend president's rule.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Part -13 State Executive – Nepal Law Commission |url=http://www.lawcommission.gov.np/en/archives/878 |access-date=2020-06-05 |language=en-US}}</ref> == Power and functions == *They must appoint the leader of the [[Political party|parliamentary party]] with a majority in the State Assembly as the Chief Minister. The State Council of Ministers shall be constituted under his or her chairpersonship. *If no party has a clear majority in the State Assembly they must appoint as the Chief Minister a member of the State Assembly who can command majority with the support of two or more parties representing to the State Assembly. ==Qualified of Governors== Article 164 of the Constitution of Nepal states that the go