KATHMANDU: Chief Minister of Madhesh Province Saroj Kumar Yadav has fallen sick as the provincial assembly meeting for his vote of confidence was scheduled for Wednesday.
Citing his illness, CM Yadav has urged the Speaker to postpone his vote of confidence scheduled in the assembly meeting set for 3 PM today.
Following CM Yadav’s request, an all-party meeting has been summoned, according to Chandan Kumar Thakur, the information officer of the province.
In his letter, CM Yadav requested the Speaker to reschedule his vote of confidence to June 10.
This development comes after the CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center), and CPN (Unified Socialist) recently withdrew their support from the provincial government.
There is a constitutional provision requiring a vote of confidence within 30 days from the day any coalition partner withdraws its support from the government.
While CM Yadav has successfully secured a vote of confidence four times previously, the current political dynamics in the center and province suggest he is unlikely to succeed this time.
If CM Yadav secures all votes from his party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, he will receive 41 votes, including 19 from his party and 22 from the Nepali Congress.
In the 107-member provincial assembly, a majority of 54 votes is required to win the vote of confidence.
Excluding the Speaker, there are 24 lawmakers from UML, 13 from the Janamat Party, nine from the CPN (Maoist Center), eight from the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party, and seven from the CPN (US).
The Loktantrik Samajbadi Party has yet to decide whether to support CM Yadav.
Similarly, the Nepal Sangiya Samajbadi Party, Nagarik Unmukti Party, and Rastriya Prajatantra Party, each holding one seat in the province, have yet to confirm their stance.
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