Karnali Chief Minister Yamlal Kandel is set to seek a vote of confidence from the provincial assembly on Monday afternoon.

This is Kandel’s second floor test in the four months of assuming the office. He had previously secured a vote of confidence after forming a government in coalition with the CPN (Maoist Centre).

However, following the formation of an alliance between the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML at the federal level, a similar coalition has been formed in the province. Chief Minister Kandel will seek the vote of confidence for the second time in the provincial assembly scheduled for 3pm today.

In the 40-member provincial assembly, UML leader Kandel needs to secure 21 votes to win the confidence motion. The UML has 10 members in the assembly, while its coalition partner Congress has 14 members, a comfortable majority for the floor test.

The Maoist Centre has 13 members, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and CPN (Unified Socialist) have one member each, along with one independent member.

Meanwhile, the Nepali Congress joined the Karnali Province government on Sunday. Province Head Yagya Raj Joshi administered the oath of office and secrecy to four ministers from the Congress party.