Outgoing Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim Province Rajendra Singh Rawal has tendered his resignation to Province Chief Devraj Joshi.
Rawal tendered his resignation to Joshi after he failed to secure the vote of confidence in the provincial assembly meeting convened on Thursday.
Speaker Bhim Bahadur Bhandari announced that the motion of confidence presented by Chief Minister Rawal in the provincial assembly meeting was rejected.
With this announcement, Rawal has been relieved of his post as the Chief Minister. Rawal, who was appointed as the Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim Province government in line with Article 168 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal on January 11, has to step down after 29 days.
UML’s proportional lawmaker had been elected with the support of 29 lawmakers including 10 from CPN (UML), 11 from CPN (Maoist Center), seven from Nagarik Unmukti Party and one form Nagarik Unmukti Party and one from Rastriya Prajatantra Party.
The government led by Rawal met with a downfall after NUP lawmakers abstained from the assembly meeting saying the government did not address its demand. It had been demanding that Resham Chaudhary who has been serving a jail-term be released without conditions.
With Rawal’s resignation to Governor Joshi, the second largest Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Kamal Shah is set to become the next chief minister.
