1st Karnali Provincial Assembly

The first Karnali Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 40 members were elected to the assembly, 24 of whom were elected through direct elections and 16 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 4 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Mahendra Bahadur Shahi from the CPN (Maoist Centre) and Jeevan Bahadur Shahi from the Nepali Congress served as chief ministers during the term of the assembly. Raj Bahadur Shahi served as the speaker of the assembly and Pushpa Bahadur Gharti served as the deputy speaker.

Speaker

 * Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Hon. Raj Bahadur Shahi
 * Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Pushpa Ghari Bista

Parliamentary Party Leaders

 * Leader of the House (Nepali Congress): Hon. Jeevan Bahadur Shahi
 * Leader of Opposition (CPN (UML)): Yam Lal Kandel
 * Parliamentary Party Leader (CPN (Maoist Centre)): Mahendra Bahadur Shahi
 * Parliamentary Party Leader (Rastriya Prajatantra Party): Soshila Shahi

Whips

 * Government Chief Whip (Nepali Congress): Him Bahadur Shahi
 * Whip (Nepali Congress): Amrita Shahi
 * Opposition Chief Whip (CPN(UML)): Gulab Jung Shah