KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to foil Prime Minister KP Oli’s attempts aimed at garnering a majority in the House of Representatives (HoR) in the vote of confidence motion.

A meeting of NC office-bearers’ held in NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba’s residence in Budhanilkantha Tuesday decided to obstruct the PM from gaining majority votes in the HoR.

PM Oli is slated to seek a vote of confidence at the start of the budget session of the HoR called on May 10.

NC office-bearer Prakash Sharan Mahat said the party will first try to foil PM’s attempt at garnering majority and thereafter initiate discussion to form a new government.

He also slammed the PM for directing the political developments in Lumbini Province, where Mahat deemed Chief Minister Shankar Pokharel was re-appointed despite being in minority.