Bagmati CM Pandey wins trust vote
KATHMANDU: Chief minister of Bagmati Province, Rajendra Pandey has won a confidence motion.
Pandey, who was appointed the chief minister of the province on October 28, tabled the motion on Monday afternoon.
In the 109-strong Bagmati Provincial Assembly, as many as 104 lawmakers were present during Monday’s voting on CM Pandey’s trust motion. Two lawmakers each belonging to the main opposition CPN-UML [Ganesh Dulal and Belimaiya Ghale] and Rastriya Prajatantra Party [Rita Majhi and Rina Gurung] were absent on Monday’s meeting.
As many as 59 provincial assembly members expressed their confidence in Pandey while 43 members voted against his motion.
Similarly, two members opted to stay neutral over the motion.
Pandey was required to garner the support of at least 55 lawmakers to stay intact as the province’s executive head.
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