KATHMANDU, Aug 19: A meeting of the Karnali Provincial Assembly is scheduled to be held today.
Chief Minister Mangal Bahadur Shahi is expected to seek a vote of confidence during the meeting. Shahi registered a letter seeking the vote in the provincial assembly on Monday.
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Shahi was appointed chief minister on August 12 with the support of the CPN-UML.
The expansion of the Cabinet has been delayed due to differences between the two parties over the allocation of ministries. Shahi said the Cabinet would be expanded after he secures a vote of confidence from the assembly.
The 40-member Karnali Provincial Assembly has 14 lawmakers from the Nepali Communist Party and 10 from the UML.
