Shakti Bahadur Basnet (Nepali: शक्ति बहादुर बस्नेत; born 11 May 1969) is a Nepalese politician and former Minister of Forest and Environment.
[6][7][8] He served as Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.
[1] In December 2015, he had taken actions against the protesters hurling petrol bombs towards President Bidhya Bhandari at Janakpur, Nepal.
[3][12][13] In 1990, he began his active career into politics with alias Suresh Singh.
In 1998, he was selected as Central Committee Member of UCPN Maoist.