KATHMANDU, May 29: Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party leader of Gandaki Province, Surendra Pandey, is set to become the Chief Minister of the province today.
KATHMANDU, May 29: Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party leader of Gandaki Province, Surendra Pandey, is set to become the Chief Minister of the province today.
POKHARA, June 12: Despite losing a trust motion on Thursday, caretaker chief minister of Gandaki Province, Prithvi Subba Gurung has staked his claim for the formation of a new government in the province.
Gurung reached the Office of Province Chief and submitted a letter to Province Chief Sita Kumari Poudel claiming that he has the support of members of the ruling CPN-UML, Rastriya Janamorcha (RJM) and Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP).
The members of RJM and JSP, however, signed in the letter to support Krishna Chandra Nepali, parliamentary party leader of the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC). As many as 31 provincial assembly members including Nepali reached the Office of Province Chief in person and submitted the claim on Friday.
Nepali is said to have the support of 11 members belonging to the CPN (Maoist Center), 2 of Rastriya Janamorcha (RJM) and 3 of Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) along with the 15 members of the NC.
Province Chief Sita Kumari Poudel, on Friday, invited the members of the assembly to stake claim for new government formation after Chief Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung lost a confidence motion on Thursday. Any member, who can muster the support of the majority of members in the province assembly, can submit his/her claim for the position of chief minister by 3PM Saturday.
POKHARA, June 10: Prithvi Subba Gurung, Chief Minister of Gandaki Province, who was reappointed on May 12 as the leader of the largest political party in the province, lost a vote of confidence from the Gandaki Province Assembly on Thursday.
Chief Minister (CM) Gurung is required to obtain a vote from the province assembly within 30 days of his appointment as the chief minister as per the Article 167 (4) of the Constitution of Nepal.
Gurung, who should garner at least 31 votes to win the trust motion in the 60-member province assembly and remain intact as the executive head of the province, received only 27 votes. Thirty other members voted against him, while one member opted to stay neutra. Similarly, one other member abstained from voting, according to Netra Nath Adhikari, Speaker of the assembly.
With this, CM Gurung has been relieved of his position as the chief minister.
One month after being appointed the chief minister as the leader of the biggest party in the Provincial Assembly despite not having majority votes, Prithvi Subba Gurung lost the vote of confidence in the Gandaki provincial legislative on Thursday.
POKHARA, June 10: Prithvi Subba Gurung, Chief Minister of Gandaki Province, who was reappointed on May 12 as the leader of the largest political party in the province, is taking a vote of confidence from the Gandaki Province Assembly on Thursday.
Chief Minister (CM) Gurung is required to obtain a vote from the province assembly within 30 days of his appointment as the chief minister as per the Article 167 (4) of the Constitution of Nepal.
He should garner at least 31 votes to win the trust motion in the 60-member province assembly and remain intact as the executive head of the province. Gurung, however, has the support of only 28 assembly members including an independent lawmaker.
The opposition alliance comprising the Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Center), Rastriya Janamorcha (RJM) and Janta Samajbadi Party (JSP) stands strong with 31 votes. All four parties issued a whip to their lawmakers to vote against the motion on Wednesday.
