BAGMATI, Aug 13: Chief Minister of Bagmati Province Indra Bahadur Baniya has won a vote of confidence. A proposal seeking a vote of confidence from the Provincial Assembly was passed by a majority of the PA meeting held on Tuesday.
Of the total 92 members present in the 110-member Province Assembly on Tuesday, 63 voted in favor of Chief Minister Baniya and 22 voted against him, while seven abstained from voting, shared Speaker Bhuwan Kumar Pathak.
Baniya elected President of NC Bagmati Province Committee
Speaker Pathak announced that the motion on the vote of confidence presented by Chief Minister Baniya was passed by a majority in accordance with Article 168 (4) of the Constitution and Rule 143 (1) of the Provincial Assembly Rules 2074 BS.
President of the ruling Nepali Congress Bagmati Province, Baniya was appointed the Chief Minister on August 5 with the support of 64 PA members from the Nepali Congress and the Nepal Communist Party (UML). He took the vote of confidence today, a week after being appointed as the Chief Minister.
The next meeting of the Provincial Assembly will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday.
