BIRATNAGAR, Sept 16: Koshi Province Chief Minister (CM) Hikmat Kumar Karki is to seek a vote of confidence from the provincial assembly on September 18.
After the CPN (Maoist Center) withdrew its support, Karki is set to seek a vote of confidence for a second time. The Maoist Center formally withdrew its support on August 30, following its exit from the Koshi government on July 26.
Koshi CM Karki seeks vote of confidence
Following the change in the ruling coalition, the government formed with the support of the Maoist Center has now been replaced by a new government led by the CPN-UML, with the participation of the Nepali Congress.
Chief Minister Karki is preparing to seek a vote of confidence for a second time under Article 168(5) of the Constitution. The Koshi Provincial Assembly has 93 members, with 40 from Karki's party, CPN-UML, and 29 from the Nepali Congress.
There are 13 members from the Maoist Center, six from Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), four from CPN (Unified Socialist), and one from Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) in the provincial assembly. Chief Minister Karki had previously sought a vote of confidence for the first time on May 31.
