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Newly appointed Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Surendra Raj Pandey is seeking a vote of confidence on Thursday. He is scheduled to seek a vote of confidence in the Province Assembly at 2 pm today, according to Spokesperson at Province Assembly Secretariat, Prem Prasad Subedi. Province Chief Prithvi Man Gurung, on Monday, had called the Province Assembly session upon the recommendation of the Council of Ministers for today. Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party leader Pandey was appointed as the chief minister on April 27 with the support of 35 lawmakers- 27 from Nepali Congress, seven from CPN (Maoist Centre), and one from CPN (Unified Socialist). He is the fourth chief Minister of Gandaki Province.  

Secretary at the Vice President’s Office Tek Narayan Pandey has been arrested. He was apprehended for his alleged involvement in defrauding people on the pretext of sending them to the United States as Bhutanese refugees. Police said that they arrested Pandey for questioning after those detained in the same case mentioned his name during the interrogation. According to a preliminary investigation of police, Pandey was found involved in making fake Bhutanese refugees when he was the home secretary. He is accused of colluding with a racket involved in defrauding people of millions of rupees on the pretext of sending them to the United States as Bhutanese refugees. Earlier on Tuesday, police nabbed Indrajit Rai, security advisor of former Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa, in connection with the same case.  

The government has decided to recommend the budget session of the Parliament for May 7. Information and Communications Minister Rekha Sharma said that the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday decided to recommend President Ram Chandra Paudel to convene the budget session for May 7. Now, the President will call the Parliament session on the recommendation of the government.    

Sudurpaschim Province Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah has said that the province government would get a full shape soon. In a press meet organized by the Nepal Press Union, Bajura chapter on Tuesday, he said discussions among ruling parties continued to expand the government and it would take place within the next few days. He said that national politics had its influence in the expansion of the province government. The elections of the President, Vice President, and the formation of a new political alliance in the center were among the factors postponing the government expansion in the province, he said. "The process to give it a full shape will begin soon,” Shah said.