Dahal loses PM post after failing to secure parliamentary trust vote

Published On: July 12, 2024 05:20 PM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal

Of the 258 lawmakers present during the voting, 63 cast votes in Dahal’s favor and 194 against him while one lawmaker chose to stay neutral

KATHMANDU, July 12: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost his confidence vote on Friday, leading to the collapse of his government.

Of the 258 lawmakers present on Friday in the House of Representatives (HoR), 63 votes were cast in favor of Dahal, while 194 votes– more than the two-third majority in the 275-member parliament– were cast against him. One lawmaker abstained from voting.

Dahal needed 138 votes to win the trust vote in the 275-strong House of Representatives.

Those casting votes in his favor included lawmakers from Maoist Center, Unified Socialist and Rastriya Swatantra Party.

Those casting votes against him included lawmakers from Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-UML, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP), JSP-Nepal and Janamat Party.