Nepal

NCP parliamentary party majority rejects no-confidence motion against Karnali’s Chief Minister Shahi

None of the provincial members of NCP attending parliamentary party voted in favor of no-confidence motion

KathmanduPati October 23, 2020

KATHMANDU: The no-confidence motion registered against Karnali’s Chief Minister Mahendra Bahadur Shahi has been rejected by the majority of provincial assembly members of the main ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP).

The parliamentary party meeting of the NCP held on Tuesday morning rejected the no-confidence motion registered against Chief Minister Shahi. According to the NCP, 18 members voted against the no-confidence motion while none of the members voted in favor of it.

Earlier on October 11, 18 members of the provincial assembly had registered a no-confidence motion at the parliamentary party against Chief Minister Shahi. However, only 11 members supporting the no-confidence motion had attended the meeting called by the then party Chief Whip Gulab Jung Shah.