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The Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) has decided to give a vote of confidence to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. A Parliamentary Party meeting of the party held on Tuesday made the decision to this effect, party leader Keshav Jha said. Earlier, the party had entrusted Chairman Mahantha Thakur with the responsibility to make a decision on whether to give a vote of confidence to PM Dahal or not. PM Dahal is seeking the vote of confidence today. Dahal was appointed the prime minister with the support of seven parties including the CPN-UML on December 25. Earlier, the CPN (Unified Socialist) had also decided to give a vote of confidence to PM Dahal.

Nagarik Unmukti Party has decided to give a vote of confidence to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. A meeting of the party held on Tuesday made the decision to this effect, Chief Whip Ganga Ram Chaudhary said. He, however, said that the party has decided to stay in the opposition bench in the Parliament despite giving the vote of confidence. Chaudhary said that the party will not participate in the government until the release of Resham Chaudhary, serving life imprisonment for his involvement in the 2015 Tikapur incident, and will play as a role of opposition. The coalition government had addressed the demands of the Nagarik Unmukti Party through the Common Minimum Program (CMP) unveiled on Monday. Chaudhary said that the party had reached the decision to give a vote of confidence by welcoming the same.

The government is going to implement the agreements signed during the Tarai Madhes Movement. Unveiling the Common Minimum Program (CMP) of the government on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel said that the government will soon implement the agreements signed with the agitating groups. “The cases will be scrapped and arrested leaders and cadres will be released as per the agreements signed between the government and protesters during the Tarai Madhes Movement,” the program said. The CK Raut-led Janamat party and Resham Chaudhary’s Nagarik Unmukti Party had put forward this agenda as a condition to participate in the government. The both parties had also announced that they would not participate in the government until their demands are met. A leader of the ruling coalition said that the process to release the leaders and cadres of Janatmat Party and Nagarik Unmukti Party will be started soon. Earlier on Sunday, Janamat Party and Nagarik Unmukti Party had reached a 12-point agreement for functional unity. The two parties had decided to mount pressure on the government to release Resham Chaudhary among others convicted in the Kailai carnage.

CPN (Maoist Center) Bagmati Province Parliamentary Party leader Shalikram Jamarkattel has been appointed as the Chief Minister of the Bagmati Province. He became the Chief Minister with the support of 37 lawmakers of the CPN-UML, 21 of the CPN (Maoist Center), 13 of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, seven of the CPN (Unified Socialist) and two of the Hamro Party. At least 56 seats are required to form a government in the 110-member Province. Jammarkattel, who had already become ministers of the Province twice, was elected from Dhading 1 (B). He was the Internal Affairs and Law Minister and Economic Affairs and Planning Minister in his previous term.