Kathmandu, March 14 -- This new season of Singha Darbar looks set to be action-packed: back-stabbing, betrayals, break-ups, patch-ups, repeat cameo appearances by tainted characters.

All but three members of the new Cabinet have been ministers at least once before. No one remembers any accomplishments from their previous tenures. But we do recall allegations of misconduct, nepotism, incompetence, or conflict of interest.

Summary of (some) Cabinet members who have become ministers (again) despite their nefarious pasts:

Barsaman Pun, Minister of Finance

Maoist Centre

Has been finance minister twice, energy minister once and served as Minister for Peace. Implicated in a previous term in the purchase of six Chinese aircraft for Nepal A...