Chief Minister Thapa submits proposal for vote of confidence

BIRATNAGAR, Aug 21: The Chief Minister of Koshi Province, Uddhav Thapa, has submitted a proposal for taking the vote of confidence in the Provincial Assembly. The discussion on the matter has started, following his proposal.

As there are 93 MPs in the provincial assembly, the Chief Minister needs the approval of 47 MPs for the vote of confidence. 29 MPs from Congress, 13 from Maoist Centre, 4 from Unified Socialists and 1 from JSP total to 47 from the coalition.