Bagmati Province CM Jamarkattel secures vote of confidence

Bagmati Province Chief Minister Shalikram Jamarkattel won the vote of confidence on Friday. Out of 91 lawmakers presented in the Province Assembly, 67 cast votes in favor of Chief Minister Jamarkattel. A total of 17 lawmakers of the CPN-UML and the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party voted against Jamarkattel.

Similarly, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party stayed neutral.

Lawmakers of Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center), CPN (Unified Socialist) and Hamro Party cast votes in favor of Jamarkattel. The Bagmati Province has a total of 110 lawmakers.