Lumbini Chief Minister to seek vote of confidence on Sunday

Tulasipur (Dang): Chief Minister of Lumbini Jokh Bahadur Mahara will seek a vote of confidence of the Provincial Assembly on Sunday.

The secretary of the Provincial Assembly, Durlav Kumar Pun, said He is going to take a vote of confidence in the 24th meeting of the fourth session of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly being held at 1:00 pm on Sunday.

As the power equation at the centre changed, the CPN (UML) withdrew its support to the government, requiring Chief Minister Mahara to prove a majority in the provincial assembly. As in the centre, the CPN (UML) and Congress are working to form a new government in Lumbini, with 29 MPs from the UML and 27 from Congress.

Similarly, the Maoist Center has 10 MPs, four each are from small parties RPP and Nagarik Unmukti party, three each from Lokatantrik Samajbadi Party and Janamat Party, two each from Ashok Rai’s Janata Samajbadi Party and Upendra Yadav’s Janata Samajbadi Party, and one each representing CPN (Unified Socialist) and Rastriya Janamorcha.

There is one independent member. With a total of 87 MPs, a majority in Lumbini requires the support of at least 44 MPs.