Madhesh Province Chief Minister Seeks Vote of Confidence

Kathmandu. Madhesh Province Chief Minister Krishna Yadav has sent a letter to the Speaker to arrange for a vote of confidence on Jestha 8. Chief Minister Yadav sent a letter to the Speaker to arrange for a vote of confidence after Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal did not give a decision.

After Janamat Party withdrew its support from the government on Baisakh 21, Chief Minister Yadav was scheduled to take a vote of confidence today. However, the Chief Minister postponed the program to take a vote of confidence as Jaspa Nepal remained undecided on whether to give a vote of confidence or not.

There are differing opinions within Jaspa Nepal regarding giving a vote of confidence to Chief Minister Yadav. Sources said that the Chief Minister sent a letter to Speaker Ram Ashish Yadav to postpone the program because some MPs were in favor of giving a vote of confidence, and some were against it, leading to a dispute.

A leader of Jaspa Nepal said, ‘Our party meeting is ongoing, we have not been able to make any decision yet, but postponing the vote of confidence program is not solely due to our party; we heard that the Chief Minister did so after sensing that some leaders of Congress were also preparing to cross the floor.’

If Chief Minister Yadav had proceeded with the vote of confidence program, Jaspa Nepal would have been forced to make some decision, but this situation arose after a dispute within Congress.

The meeting of Jaspa Nepal is still ongoing. Although Janamat Party has withdrawn its support from the government, two ministers from that party, Mahesh Yadav and Basanta Kushwaha, are still in the government. However, Janamat Party's Parliamentary Party leader Chandan Singh has issued a whip to his MPs not to vote in favor of the vote of confidence.