On April 7, 2023, Nepal's President Ram Chandra Paudel announced a reshuffling of the cabinet minister rankings led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah. The updated order of precedence places Prime Minister Shah at the top, followed by Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle in second. Home Minister Sudan Gurung has dropped from third to fifth position, while Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal has moved up to third from fourth. Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha is now ranked fourth, and Physical Infrastructure Minister Sunil Lamsal has fallen to sixth. Law and Justice Minister Sobita Gautam has made a notable leap from twelfth to seventh, and Women, Children and Senior Citizens Minister Sita Wadi has advanced from fifteenth to eighth. The ministers for federal affairs, health, education, and tourism occupy the ninth to twelfth positions, while the ministers for communication, agriculture, and labor are in thirteenth to fifteenth places. This reshuffle follows the cabinet's oath of office on March 27, 2023.