Madhesh Chief Minister Saroj Kumar Yadav will undergo a floor test at a provincial assembly meeting on Tuesday evening.

The chief minister will table a motion seeking the confidence of the provincial assembly after the CPN-UML pulled out of the government.

Chief Minister Yadav was hesitating to take the vote of confidence saying that the government has the support of two-thirds of the provincial assembly members despite the UML’s exit.

Chief Minister Yadav agreed to undergo the floor test in a meeting scheduled for 5pm today after legal practitioners advised him to take the vote of confidence to avoid possible legal hurdles as per the constitutional provision.

“The chief minister is taking a vote of confidence again as the UML has left the government and has withdrawn its support,” Manish Suman, spokesperson for the Janata Samajbadi Party told the Post. “We believe that all parties will extend their support to the government.”

The CPN (Maoist Centre), which recalled its ministers from the government expressing dissatisfaction with Chief Minister Yadav, said it will vote in favour of the confidence motion.

“We have recalled ministers from the government but the party still supports the government. We will vote for the chief minister,” said CPN (Maoist Centre) provincial assembly member Yuvaraj Bhattarai.

Although the Janata Samajbadi Party has claimed that the opposition party UML will also give a vote of confidence, the party is yet to decide.