JANAKPURDHAM: Madhes Province Chief Minister Krishna Prasad Yadav is scheduled to seek a vote of confidence in the Provincial Assembly on November 14.
Chief Minister Yadav will present the confidence motion at 1:00 pm after the CPN (UML) and the Nepali Communist Party withdrew their support from his government.
Yadav said a letter would be sent to the Provincial Assembly Secretariat requesting a meeting of the Assembly to facilitate the confidence vote.
He added that discussions with various political parties were underway and would continue in an effort to secure the required support for the motion.
Four ministers from the CPN (UML) resigned en masse and withdrew their party’s support from the Nepali Congress-led provincial government on October 11. Similarly, four ministers representing the Nepali Communist Party withdrew their support on November 6.
A minimum of 54 votes is required to secure a majority in the 107-member Madhes Provincial Assembly.
The Assembly comprises 27 members from the Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, 23 from the CPN (UML), 22 from the Nepali Congress, 15 from the Nepali Communist Party, 12 from the Janamat Party, and one each from the Federal Socialist Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party.
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