Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada has announced he will resign.
He told so at the Cabinet meeting at Baluwatar Friday.
His term as the National Assembly member had ended on March 3 after two years following drawing of lottery. Khatiwada had been serving as minister despite not being a federal lawmaker but he can no longer after Saturday as it will be over six months without him being a lawmaker.
The Constitution does not allow non-lawmaker to serve as minister for more than six months.