Bagmati Province Government Faces Internal Dissent Amidst Ministry Allocation Dispute
Summary
Ruling coalition lawmakers from the CPN have gone to Kathmandu to meet party chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' after voicing dissatisfaction with the formation of the Bagmati Province government and ministry allocation. The confidence vote for Chief Minister Kiran Thapa Magar’s government has been repeatedly postponed amid growing internal pressure.
Key Points
- CPN lawmakers in the ruling coalition are meeting Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' over dissatisfaction with Bagmati Province government formation and ministry allocation.
- Chief Minister Kiran Thapa Magar is preparing to take a vote of confidence as political pressure builds inside the coalition.
- The confidence vote meeting was postponed several times, partly because disgruntled lawmakers did not arrive in Hetauda on Monday.
- Prachanda has urged the dissatisfied lawmakers to return to Hetauda and vote for the government, but they say the process had serious flaws.
