Province 1 CM Acharya taking trust vote of trust today, CPN (Unified Socialist)’s Rai likely to be appointed new CM

KATHMANDU, November 1: Chief Minister of Province 1 Bhim Acharya is scheduled to take a vote of confidence from the provincial assembly today.

Acharya, who lost his majority in the assembly after the split of CPN-UML, is likely to lose the vote of confidence as the ruling alliance has decided to vote against him. The alliance includes the ruling Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center), CPN (Unified Socialist) and Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP). Meanwhile, Samyukta Loktantrik Rastriya Manch has also decided to support the ruling alliance. The alliance has also decided to issue a whip to its lawmakers to vote against CM Acharya.