At least 138 votes are needed to win the vote of confidence. (File)
Kathmandu:
Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Friday lost a vote of confidence in Parliament after the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) withdrew its support for his government.
Prachanda, 69, received 63 votes in the 275-member House of Representatives (HoR). There were 194 votes against the motion.
At least 138 votes are needed to win the vote of confidence.
Prachanda has survived four confidence votes since assuming office on December 25, 2022.
Former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli-led CPN-UML withdrew support from the Prachanda-led government last week after signing a power-sharing agreement with the largest party in the House – the Nepali Congress.
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has already supported Oli as the next prime minister.
The Nepali Congress has 89 seats in the HoR, while the CPN-UML has 78 seats. Their combined strength of 167 is far more than the 138 needed for a majority in the Lower House.
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