Sudurpaschim Province Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah won a vote of confidence from the provincial Parliament on Sunday. Shah won the vote of trust by securing 41 votes in the 53-member Provincial Assembly. As many as 11 votes were cast against the vote of confidence motion.

Chief Minister Shah was supported by Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center), Nagarik Unmukti Party, CPN (Unified Socialist) and independent lawmakers.

CPN-UML and Rastriya Prajatantra Party lawmakers voted against him. In the 53-member Provincial Assembly, Nepali Congress has 19 lawmakers, CPN-UML 10, CPN (Maoist Center) 11 (with Speaker), Nagarik Unmukti Party seven, CPN (Unified Socialist) four, Rastriya Prajatantra Party one and independent lawmaker one. Shah of the Nepali Congress was appointed as the Chief Minister of the Sudurpaschim Province on February 9 after then Chief Minister Rajendra Singh Rawal failed to win the vote of confidence from the provincial Parliament.