KATHMANDU, APRIL 1

Chief Minister of Bagmati Province, Shalikram Jamkattel, received the vote of confidence from the Province Assembly on Monday. Among the 110 provincial assembly members, 56 cast their votes in favor of the Chief Minister.

In today's assembly meeting, attended by 108 members, Chief Minister Jamkattel received votes from CPN (UML), CPN (Maoist Centre), and CPN (Unified Socialist).

Additionally, a member of Hamro Nepali Party also voted in support of Jamkattel. However, Nepali Congress voted against Jamkattel, while Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and Nepal Workers Peasants Party chose to remain neutral.

The RPP comprises 12 provincial assembly members, excluding the Province Assembly Speaker, while the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party has three lawmakers. One member of the Hamro Nepali Party abstained from the meeting.

So far, Chief Minister Jamkattel has faced and won the vote of confidence three times.