Nepal, July 26 -- CPN-UML Koshi Province parliamentary party deputy leader Til Kumar Menyangbo has begun receiving congratulatory messages as the next chief minister even before his official appointment.

Social media has been flooded with posts congratulating Menyangbo as Koshi's chief minister. Speaking to Republica over the phone from Kathmandu, Menyangbo said he has received a "green signal" for the post.

"It will most likely happen," he said, adding that he had also met CPN-UML Chair and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

The current chief minister of Koshi Province is CPN-UML central secretary Hikmat Kumar Karki. Under the power-sharing agreement between the CPN-UML and the CPN (Maoist Centre), the UML is set to lead three prov...