Hikmat Kumar Karki

Corroborated across four independent Wikipedia articles (his own, "Chief Minister of Koshi Province," "Council of Ministers of Koshi Province," and "Government of Koshi Province" — the last of which is dated "as of May 2026" in its own infobox), all consistently showing him as incumbent since 9 May 2024 with no indication of a subsequent change. One discrepancy found and worth flagging: a different politician's own Wikipedia infobox (Bidur Kumar Lingthep) lists "Chief Minister: Kedar Karki" for a provincial ministerial appointment dated 6 January 2026 — this conflicts with every other source checked and Kedar Karki's own article, which shows his Chief Minister term ending in May 2024 with no return. Treated as a likely stale/unupdated infobox field on that one article rather than evidence of a real change, but flagged here rather than silently ignored. Provincial chief ministers in Nepal have historically changed hands frequently (three different people held this specific office within about 16 months in 2023 alone) — re-verify before relying on this for a date much later than lastVerified.