KATHMANDU, July 20: The ruling CPN-UML has issued a whip instructing its members to support Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s upcoming vote of confidence.
Prime Minister Oli is scheduled to present his vote of confidence proposal to the House of Representatives on Sunday. Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula confirmed that all UML members in the House of Representatives have been directed to vote in favor of the proposal.
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To secure the vote of confidence from the 275-member House, Oli needs the support of at least 138 members. As the largest party, the Nepali Congress (NC), initially supported Oli’s premiership, the combined support of NC’s 88 members and UML’s 79 members would meet the requirement.
Additionally, Oli is expected to receive backing from the Ashok Rai-led Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP), the Mahantha Thakur-led Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (LSP), and the Upendra Yadav-led Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal, all of which are part of the government coalition.
The current composition of the House of Representatives includes 88 members from NC, 79 from UML, 32 from CPN (Maoist Center), 21 from Rastriya Swatantra Party, 14 from Rastriya Prajatantra Party, 10 from CPN-Unified Socialist, 7 from JSP, 6 from Janamat Party, 5 from JSP Nepal, 4 from LSP and 1 each from Nepal Workers and Peasants Party, Rastriya Janamorcha, and Aam Janata Party, along with 2 independent members.
