PM Dahal to seek vote of confidence on July 12

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is to seek a vote of confidence on July 12.

The Prime Minister is seeking a vote of confidence after he fell into minority following the agreement of the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML to form a national consensus government.

He has already sent a letter to the Parliament Secretariat to take a vote of confidence.

Prime Minister Dahal informed that he is seeking a vote of confidence as per Article 100 (2) of the Constitution.

The Prime Minister has been saying that he would face the Parliament even though the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML have been urging him to resign and pave the way for forming a national consensus government.

The UML and the Congress had reached an agreement to form a new government on July 1.

According to the agreement, UML chair KP Sharma Oli will lead the government initially to push for constitutional amendments and then hand over power to NC leader Sher Bahadur Deuba to conduct the 2027 elections.