NUP to cast a vote of confidence, CM Shah to gets two-thirds of votes

KATHMANDU: Nagrik Unmukti Party (NUP) is also going to give vote of confidence to Kamal Bahadur Shah, Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim State government.

A vote of confidence is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the State Assembly meeting.

The NUP, which had previously decided against voting on confidence, will now vote in favor. Ranjita Shrestha, the party’s central chair, stated that a decision will be made to give Chief Minister Shah a vote of confidence.

With the new equation at the center, Chief Minister Shah, who is confident of getting the vote of confidence, is expected to get two-thirds of the votes from the State Assembly today.

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The coalition parties Nepali Congress, CPN Maoist Centre, Nagarik Unmukti Party, CPN Unified Socialist Party and an independent State Assembly member are going to vote for Chief Minister Shah.

Rajendra Singh Rawal, the UML’s Chief Minister since Jan 11, was fired after failing to receive a vote of confidence. Then, on Feb 9, according to Article 168, Clause 3 of the Constitution, Shah of Congress was appointed as the leader of the parliamentary party of the largest party in the Parliament.

A constitutional provision requires Shah, who was appointed Chief Minister on Feb 9, to hold a vote of confidence within 30 days. As a result, Shah is taking the vote of confidence today.

Sudurpaschim, which has 53 provincial assembly members, requires 27 MPs to form a government. The new coalition includes 41 MPs, including 19 from Congress, 11 from Maoist (Speaker), 7 from Nagarik Unmukti, and 4 from the Unified Socialist Party. The CPN-UML (Deputy Speaker) has ten members in the State Assembly, while the RPP and Independent each have one.

If an independent State Assembly member votes with the eight-party alliance, Chief Minister Shah will receive 41 votes. That is two-thirds of the State Assembly’s votes.