Madhesh CM Yadav taking vote of confidence

KATHMANDU: Saroj Kumar Yadav, Chief Minister of Madhesh State, is going to take the vote of confidence.

Chief Minister Yadav convened an emergency meeting of the state assembly on Tuesday at 5 p.m. to take the vote of confidence.

Yadav, who was elected chief minister from the Janata Samajwadi Party, would seek a vote of confidence now that the old party has quit the cabinet.

The Madhes government was left by the CPN-UML.

There is an obligation to hold a vote of confidence within 30 days after the UML withdrawing its vote of confidence.

Jaspa’s Yadav was elected Chief Minister on Poush 27 (Jan 12) with the support of the UML and Janamat Party.