Kathmandu, Jan. 21 -- Resignations by ministers over the past few days to jump into the election fray have slashed the strength of the Sushila Karki government to 11 ministers including the prime minister.

The government led by the former chief justice was formed on September 12 in the aftermath of the Gen Z revolt of September 8-9. Prime Minister Karki and most of the ministers in her Cabinet were chosen mainly for their successful professional track record. They were primarily tasked with holding the snap parliamentary polls on March 5.

But four of them have resigned from their posts, without completing their main mandate, to contest the election.

The Gen Z uprising had ousted a coalition of political parties led by KP Sharma Oli in ...