KATHMANDU, Aug 17: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has decided to stay neutral in the trust votes scheduled to be held in Bagmati and Lumbini provinces on Monday.
RPP Chairman Rajendra Lingden has instructed the parliamentary party leaders in both provinces to maintain neutrality on government formation matters until the party makes another decision, according to party spokesperson Mohan Kumar Shrestha.
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The party has also instructed the provincial parliamentary party leaders to issue a whip to their members to remain neutral in the votes.
Nepali Congress’ Indra Bahadur Baniya in Bagmati and CPN-UML’s Chet Narayan Acharya in Lumbini are scheduled to seek votes of confidence on Monday.
