BIRATNAGAR, MAY 13

Chief Minister of the Koshi provincial government, Hikmat Kumar Karki, has secured a vote of confidence from the Koshi Province Assembly today.

He got 57 votes in his favour and none against.

The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) which has five seats in the Province Assembly however remained neutral. The opposition party, Nepali Congress, boycotted today's Province Assembly meeting.

Sixty-two lawmakers were present in the 93-member Province Assembly today.