The Cabinet will be expanded soon after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal seeks a vote of confidence. After the Central Execution Committee meeting of the Nepali Congress, party spokesperson Prakash Sharan Mahat said that the Prime Minister will seek a vote of confidence on March 20 or 21. “No discussions have been held about joining the government. The Cabinet will be expanded after the Prime Minister takes a vote of confidence. Prime Minister Dahal is preparing to seek a vote of confidence on March 20 or 21,” he said.

The Prime Minister is seeking a vote of confidence after the CPN-UML and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party withdrew support extended to the Dahal-led government with the formation of a new alliance under the leadership of the Nepali Congress.

Though the Rastriya Swatantra Party has left the government, it has continued its support to Prime Minister Dahal.