Newly-appointed Chief Minister of Bagmati Province Indra Bahadur Baniya is seeking a vote of confidence from the Province Assembly today.

Secretary of Bagmati Province Assembly Secretariat Ram Kumar Paudel said that Chief Minister Baniya is scheduled to table a proposal seeking the vote of confidence  at the province assembly meeting at 4 pm today. 

Baniya was appointed the Chief Minister of Bagmati Province on August 5 with the signature of 64 Province Assembly Members of the Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN-UML in his support.

As per the constitution, the Chief Minister should take a vote of confidence from the Province Assembly within 30 days of the appointment. 

Chief Minister Baniya is seeking the confidence motion as per Article 168 (4) of the Constitution of Nepal and Rule 143 (1) of the Province Assembly Regulations, 2074.

Likewise, the ruling NC and UML have issued whips to their provincial assembly members to give the vote of confidence to Baniya.