BIRATNAGAR: Chief Minister of Province 1, Rajendra Rai is taking a vote of confidence today.
Rai, who took the charge as the Chief Minister on November 2, is all set to take the vote of confidence in the afternoon today, informed the provincial secretariat.
Speaker Pradip Kumar Bhandari had earlier called the meeting for November 9. However, after the meeting of the state assembly was postponed till today ( December 16).
At present, there are 50 lawmakers from the five-party alliance in the 92-member Province Assembly of Province 1.
The main opposition CPN-UML has 40 lawmakers and RPP has one.
Chief Minister Rai has appointed two ministers from the Nepali Congress, one each from the Maoist Center and Janata Samajwadi Party, and one Minister of State from the Federal Democratic National Forum.
Chief Minister Rai has said that he would expand the cabinet after taking a vote of confidence.
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