B.P. Koirala cabinet, 1959
Cabinet of Nepal
May 1959–December 1960
B.P. Koirala
Date formed	27 May 1959 (1959-05-27)
Date dissolved	15 December 1960 (1960-12-15)
People and organisations
Monarch	King Mahendra
Prime Minister	Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
Total no. of members	21 appointments
Member party	Nepali Congress
Status in legislature	Majority in Pratinidhi Sabha 74 / 109 (68%) Plurality in Mahasabha 13 / 36 (36%)
Opposition party	Gorkha Parishad
Opposition leaders	Mrigendra S.J.B. Rana
History
Election(s)	1959 general election
Legislature term(s)	1st House of Representatives
Predecessor	K.I. Singh cabinet, 1957
Successor	K.P. Bhattarai cabinet, 1990

Bisheshwar Prasad Koirala formed the first elected government of Nepal on 27 May 1959. After the 1951 democratic movement, several transitional governments failed to hold the first general elections in the country until an interim government under Subarna SJB Rana held the 1959 general elections in two phases on 18 February and 3 April 1959. Nepali Congress gained a majority in the 1st House of Representatives of Nepal and Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala was elected as the parliamentary party leader of the Nepali Congress on 4 May 1959. On 16 May 1959, Koirala was invited by King Mahendra to form a government and the cabinet was formed on 27 May 1959. ^{[1] [2]} The cabinet was reshuffled just over a month later on 30 June 1959. ^[3]

Koirala and the entire cabinet were arrested and the parliament was dissolved on 15 December 1960 as a result of a coup d'état by King Mahendra. ^[1]

Cabinets

May–June 1959

June 1959–December 1960

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