Yamlal Kandel, the chief minister of Karnali Province, is set to seek a vote of confidence from the provincial assembly on Monday.

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.

Jibraj Budhathoki, a secretary at the provincial assembly, informed that Chief Minister Kandel has already communicated his plan to seek a vote of confidence on Monday to the provincial assembly secretariat.

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.