SUDURPASCHIM, July 30: Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim Province Kamal Bahadur Shah will seek a vote of confidence in the Provincial Assembly meeting on July 31.
The Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party meeting on Tuesday unanimously decided to give a vote of confidence to party leader and Chief Minister Shah in the Provincial Assembly meeting, the Chief Minister's Secretariat stated.
Following the meeting of the NC Parliamentary Party, a whip has been issued to all NC PA members to vote in favor of Chief Minister Shah.
Sudurpaschim CM Shah to seek vote of confidence on Wednesday
Chief Minister Shah is seeking a vote of confidence after the Nagarik Unmukti Party withdrew its support to the government.
Despite the withdrawal, the Shah-led government still retains a majority. As per the Constitution, the Chief Minister is required to take a vote of confidence within thirty days, i.e., by August 2.
The Nagarik Unmukti Party, the fourth-largest party in the Provincial Assembly, has seven members. The NC, which is leading the government, has 18 members; the CPN-UML has 11 in the 53-member assembly.
The main opposition, the CPN (Maoist Center), has 11 members; the CPN (Unified Socialist) has four (one suspended); the RPP has one, and one is an independent member.
