Madhesh Province Chief Minister Jitendra Sonal resigned after realizing he would lose a vote of confidence in the Provincial Assembly. Despite initial support from five parties, some lawmakers withdrew backing, prompting Sonal to step down and submit his resignation to the Province Chief.
In a significant development, the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP)-Nepal, a member of Nepal's ruling alliance, has withdrawn its support to Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' government in Nepal
Aiming to pressure the Nepali government for constitution amendment, the Madhesh province-based parties after being together for about half a decade have again split into two parties.
"Only the number of ministries and ministers has been decided today (Wednesday). The formal allocation of the Ministry is yet to be ascertained. As per today's decision, the Nepali Congress will get 8, Maoist Center will get 5, Unified Socialist and Janata Samajbadi Party will get 2 each whi
Dahal, also chairman of the third highest seat-holding party- Maoist Center in the parliament, came to power garnering the support of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) led by KP Sharma Oli along with other small parties.