Deuba inducted three ministers and a minister of state from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic). With the new inductees, his Cabinet became the largest in Nepal's history.
The new ministers inducted were Science and Technology Minister Dipak Bohara, Forest Minister Bikram Panday, Industry Ministry Sunil Thapa, and Minister of State for Industry Resham Lama.
The 71-year-old leader in June became the prime minister for the fourth time, succeeding Maoist leader Prachanda, who resigned from the position as part of a power-sharing deal.
In 1996, Deuba formed a 48-member Cabinet and a few years later, them premier Baburam Bhattarai had a 49-member Cabinet.
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The Election Commission today expressed its dissatisfaction over the Cabinet expansion. The EC said in a statement the expansion was against the code of conduct of Provincial Assembly and House of Representatives.
The chairman of the main opposition party, the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML), KP Oli also took a swipe at the expansion, saying the price of vegetables have increased, but the value of ministers have decreased.