Gandaki Province Chief Minister Surendra Raj Pandey secured a vote of confidence in the Province Assembly on Thursday. He received 35 votes while 22 voted against him. The UML lawmakers cast their votes against Pandey. Two lawmakers of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party remained neutral.

Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party leader Pandey was appointed as the chief minister on April 27.

Earlier, the then chief minister CPN-UML Parliamentary Party leader Khagraj Adhikari failed to secure a vote of confidence on April 22.