Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chairman Rajendra Lingden and Janamat Party Chairman CK Raut held a meeting with CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli in Balkot on Sunday. During the meeting held this morning, they discussed power sharing, contemporary political issues and the vote of confidence to be taken by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Oli told Lingden and Raut that Prime Minister Dahal should be given the vote of confidence.

Saying that they made Dahal the prime minister by breaking the ruling coalition, Oli urged them to give the vote of confidence to Dahal without thinking of another alternative, a source at Balkot said.

Prime Minister Dahal is confident that Oli will give him the vote of confidence. The trio also discussed the Common Minimum Program of the government. The prime minister needs 138 seats for a majority in the 275-member federal Parliament. Prime Minister Dahal, who is also the Chairman of the CPN (Maoist Center) has the support of more than 169 lawmakers.