Bagmati: The 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 confirmed that Chief Minister Baniya is scheduled to table a proposal seeking the vote of confidence of the province assembly at the province assembly meeting at 4:00 today.
According to National News Agency Nepal, 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 must secure a vote of confidence from the province assembly within 30 days of the appointment.
Chief Minister Baniya’s move to seek the confidence motion aligns with Article 168 (4) of the Constitution of Nepal and Rule 143 (1) of the Province Assembly Regulations, 2074. Additionally, the ruling NC and UML have issued whips to their province assembly members to vote in favor of Baniya.