Lumbini Province Chief Minister Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary secured a vote of confidence on Tuesday. Chief Minister Chaudhary got the vote of confidence in the 10th meeting of the first session of Lumbini Province Assembly today. Speaker Tularam Gharti Magar announced that a total of 53 votes were cast in favor of Chaudhary while 29 cast votes against him.

Similarly, four lawmakers remained neutral.

CM Chaudhary had presented a proposal for vote of confidence in the Province Assembly as per the Article 188 (1) of the Constitution and Rule 145 (4) of the Lumbini Province Assembly Regulations-2079. Twenty-seven members from the Nepali Congress, nine from the CPN (Maoist Centre), four from Nagarik Unmukti Party, three from Janata Samajbadi Party, Loktantrik Samajbadi Party and Janamant Party each, one from CPN (Unified Socialist) and Rastriya Janamorcha each and one independent member cast their votes in favor of Chaudhary. There are 29 members from the CPN-UML and four from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. Chaudhary was elected to the post of Chief Minister on April 27 as per the Article 168 (2) of the Constitution.