Newly appointed Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Surendra Raj Pandey is seeking a vote of confidence on Thursday. He is scheduled to seek a vote of confidence in the Province Assembly at 2 pm today, according to Spokesperson at Province Assembly Secretariat, Prem Prasad Subedi. Province Chief Prithvi Man Gurung, on Monday, had called the Province Assembly session upon the recommendation of the Council of Ministers for today.

Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party leader Pandey was appointed as the chief minister on April 27 with the support of 35 lawmakers- 27 from Nepali Congress, seven from CPN (Maoist Centre), and one from CPN (Unified Socialist).

He is the fourth chief Minister of Gandaki Province.