A few days after leaving CPN(UML), he was appointed by King Gyanendra as Minister for Labour and Transport Management as well as Minister for Population and Environment in the cabinet led by Lokendra Bahadur Chand.
A few days after leaving CPN(UML), he was appointed by King Gyanendra as Minister of Labour, Transport, and Population Affairs, as well as Environment Minister in the cabinet led by Lokendra Bahadur Chand.