Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to seek vote of confidence today

Kathmandu:  Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is going to take a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives on Sunday.

Oli, who was appointed as the Prime Minister according to the Article 76 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal, 2015, a week ago, has a period of one month to take the vote of confidence according to Article 76 (4). But Prime Minister Oli decided to seek the trust vote in the parliament within a week of his appointment.

Although a total of 194 votes were cast against former prime minister Puspa Kamal Dahal when he sought a vote of confidence in the 275-member House of Representatives (HoR) last Friday, the possibility of PM Oli getting the votes of all MPs who voted against Dahal is now gradually decreasing.

The parties that had voted against Dahal, including the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), CPN (Unified Socialist), Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal and independent lawmakers have decided to vote against PM Oli.