On 30 April 2017, an impeachment motion was submitted in the Parliament against Karki, by Maoist Centre and Nepali Congress.

[4] Subedi is most known for his part in the hijacking of an aircraft during the Nepali Congress' protest against the Panchayat Regime.

In 1972, she completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the Mahendra Morang Campus, Biratnagar.

[4] In 1975, Karki earned her master's degree in political science from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

Karki initially worked as an assistant teacher in Mahendra Multiple Campus, Dharan in 1985.