The Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (LSP) Nepal has withdrawn its support from the Madhesh provincial government, further deepening the crisis facing Chief Minister Satish Kumar Singh.

The move comes just ahead of Tuesday’s scheduled vote of confidence in the Provincial Assembly. All ministers in Singh’s Cabinet have already tendered their resignations. LSP’s Education and Culture Minister, Rani Sharma Tiwari, stepped down on Monday following the party’s decision.

Earlier, the Nepali Congress, the CPN-UML, and Singh’s own Janamat Party had already withdrawn their support and recalled their ministers. LSP parliamentary party leader Jaynul Rain confirmed that a letter of withdrawal of support has been sent to the Provincial Assembly Secretariat.

“We will not vote for Chief Minister Singh tomorrow, nor will we join the next Congress-led government,” Rain said. “We will be in government only if the government is formed under our leadership, otherwise, we will remain in the opposition.”

The latest turmoil follows Chief Minister Singh’s controversial resignation announcement through a Facebook status on September 9 during the climax of the Gen Z protests, which he later retracted.

His own party had recalled him on September 13 and recommended disciplinary action on September 18. The Nepali Congress decided to leave the coalition in the third week of September, prompting the UML to also withdraw support and stake a claim to form the next government under Congress leadership.

The Madhesh Provincial Assembly currently has 105 members. The UML holds 24 seats (including one suspended), the Nepali Congress 22, the Janata Samajbadi Party 19, the Janamat Party 13, the Maoist Centre 9, the LSP 9 (one suspended), the CPN (Unified Socialist) 7, and one member each from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Nagarik Unmukti Party, and Nepal Federal Socialist Party.

To form a new government, a majority of 54 votes is required. The UML, Congress, and Janamat Party are now preparing to form a coalition, claiming the backing of 58 provincial assembly members. Other smaller parties have yet to announce whether they will join the new alliance.