Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will take the vote of confidence on March 11, the Federal Parliament Secretariat confirmed.

A meeting of the parties in the House of Representatives confirmed the date for the vote of confidence, informed secretariat’s spokesperson Bharat Raj Gautam.

The constitution has a provision stating the PM should take the vote of confidence within 30 days of being appointed to the post. Oli became PM on February 15.

The meeting has also endorsed the schedule for the election to House of Representatives speaker and deputy speaker and National Assembly chairperson and vice chairperson.

As per the schedule, the election of speaker will be held on March 10, deputy speaker election on March 16, chairperson election on March 30 and vice chairperson on March 18.

The constitution states these elections should be conducted within 30 days of the first meeting of Provincial Assembly.