The Ashok Rai-led Janata Samajbadi Party has withdrawn its support to the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government.

“We would like to inform you [prime minister] that the support given to the government formed under your leadership has been withdrawn with effect from today as per the decision of the party meeting held on Friday,” chair Rai, who is also parliamentary party leader of the JSP, said in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Dahal.

Minister for Health and Population Pradeep Yadav, Minister for Forest and Environment Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi and State Minister for Health Hasina Khan of the party tendered their resignations.

The newly formed JSP has seven members in the House of Representatives.

On Wednesday, the CPN-UML withdrew its support to the government after it ditched its coalition with the CPN (Maoist Centre) and joined hands with the Nepali Congress to form a new government.

One of the coalition partners Rastriya Swatantra Party however had earlier on Thursday decided not to quit the decision immediately.

Meanwhile, Dahal has decided to seek a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives on July 12. The prime minister sent a letter to the Parliament Secretariat asking the latter to make arrangements for the vote.