KATHMANDU: Chief Minister (CM) of Gandaki Province, Surendra Raj Pandey, is set to seek a vote of confidence on June 10.
CM Pandey plans to introduce the budget, policies, and programs only after securing this vote.
Previously, CM Pandey lost his majority in the provincial assembly and visited Kathmandu to discuss the vote of confidence.
He announced his intention to seek the confidence vote upon his return.
Pandey was appointed to his position after the Supreme Court declared the confidence vote process of former CM Khagraj Ahikari unconstitutional, subsequently relieving him of his post.
As the parliamentary party leader of the Nepali Congress, Pandey was appointed according to Article 168 (3) of the Constitution of Nepal.
The Supreme Court, through a bench of Justices Kumar Regmi and Sunil Pokharel, nullified the confidence vote secured by the outgoing Chief Minister Adhikari.
The Court ruled that the 30 votes received in the 60-member Provincial Assembly did not constitute a majority.
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