The meeting has picked Sabitri Gurung, Dip Basnyat, Nabin Ghimire, Ganesh Kumar Joshi and Raj Narayan Pathak as commissioners. Chief Commissioner Lokman Singh Karki and Commissioner Keshav Baral have been already working at the CIAA for the past two years.

Unlike other constitutional bodies, there is no clear constitutional provision regarding the number of commissioners in the anti-graft body. A maximum of five members were appointed in the past. The political parties have increased the number of commissioners at the body to seven this time as per the power-sharing between the ruling an opposition parties.  

Gurung and Basnyat were recommended by the Nepali Congress, while Ghimire by CPN-UML. Gurung had also served as a member from the NC in the State Restructuring Commission.

An assistant professor of political science, Gurung teaches at Ratna Rajya Campus, while Basnyat is a retired secretary. He had worked as a junior staffer when incumbent CIAA chief Karki was head at the Department of Customs.  

A former investigation officer at the CIAA said a

corruption complaint was lodged at the CIAA against Basnyat. But the complaint was put on hold. Ghimire, a former home secretary, has an excellent track record in bureaucracy. He had worked as secretary at both the Ministry of Home and Ministry of Defence. Joshi, an agriculture expert, was nominated by the UCPN (Maoist) party.

He had also worked as acting chief at the CIAA in the absence of constitutionally-appointed commissioners while working as secretary in the office. Pathak, who recently retired as deputy Attorney General, was recommended by Madhes-based parties.

President Ram Baran Yadav will appoint them to their positions after the Parliamentary Special Hearing Committee approves their recommendation.