Sudurpaschim Chief Minister Dirgha Bahadur Sodari on Thursday secured the confidence of the provincial assembly during a meeting that opposition parties snubbed.

Speaker Bhim Bahadur Bhandari announced that the trust motion tabled by the chief minister received 28 votes in the 53-member assembly.

The chief minister was supported by 11 lawmakers from the CPN-UML, ten from the CPN (Maoist Centre), four from the CPN (Unified Socialist), two from the Nagarik Unmukti Party, and one independent lawmaker.

The support of 27 members is required to command a majority in the provincial assembly.

Lawmakers from the Congress, Resham Chaudhary faction of the Nagarik Unmukti and Rastriya Prajatantra Party walked out of the meeting after the Speaker put the motion to vote.

Earlier, the meeting was adjourned for 30 minutes following obstruction from the opposition parties.

The chief minister went for the floor test as per the constitutional provision requiring the chief minister to win a trust vote within 30 days of appointment. Sodari of the CPN (Unified Socialist) was appointed the chief minister on April 18.

The chief minister had planned to undergo the floor test in the first week of May. His plan failed after the UML sought time before voting for him. The UML leaders had accused the chief minister of scheduling the assembly meeting in haste without consulting them.