New Delhi, May 10
India is closely watching the situation after terrorism and political unrest have rocked three countries in the neighbourhood with Nepal being the latest where a leadership tussle for the top post is being played out after Nepal PM KP Oli lost the vote of confidence in the House of Representatives on Monday.
After a horrendous spell of killings over the fortnight that has left 150 dead in Afghanistan and a murderous attack on Maldives Speaker Mohamed Nasheed, Nepal was headed for political uncertainty after its Prime Minister KP Oli was beaten in the vote of confidence by a formidable combination of Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) and Janata Samajbadi Party.
Nepal: Oli Lost The Trust Vote, But May Still Have the Last Laugh
by Jaideep Mazumdar - May 11, 2021 08:59 AM
Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (Flickr)
Snapshot
Oli is confident that Nepal is headed for mid-term polls a couple of months down the line. And if that happens, he can always tell the people of the country that he was the one who wanted to seek a fresh mandate by dissolving Parliament last year itself.
Nepalâs controversial Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli
failed to win the confidence motion he had introduced in the
Pratinidhi Sabha (the lower house of parliament) on Monday (10 April).
Chief Minister of Lumbini Province Shankar Pokhrel resigns
ANI
02 May 2021, 22:55 GMT+10
Kathmandu [Nepal] May 2 (ANI): Chief Minister of Nepal s Lumbini Province Shankar Pokhrel resigned on Sunday ahead of a vote of a no-confidence against him in the provincial assembly. He has submitted his resignation to the office of the Head of the State this morning, Baijanath Chaudhary, spokesperson of the Lumbini provincial government, told ANI.
A joint no-confidence motion was moved against Pokhrel, a key ally of the ruling the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML), and Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli.
According to the Kathmandu Post, the Nepali Congress, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), and the Janata Samajbadi Party have registered a no-confidence motion against Lumbini Chief Minister Shankar Pokhrel, a key ally of CPN-UML chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Nepal, May 2 After resigning as Lumbini chief minister to dodge the no-confidence motion against him, Shankar Pokhrel, a close confidante of CPN-UML chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma, was preparing to stake claim to a new government under his leadership.His party UML commanded 41 seats, just enough to secure a majority in the existing 81-member Provincial Assembly.However, there was a twist in the tale.One of the members, Bimala Khatri,.
ANI | Updated: May 02, 2021 17:52 IST
Kathmandu [Nepal] May 2 (ANI): Chief Minister of Nepal s Lumbini Province Shankar Pokhrel resigned on Sunday ahead of a vote of a no-confidence against him in the provincial assembly. He has submitted his resignation to the office of the Head of the State this morning, Baijanath Chaudhary, spokesperson of the Lumbini provincial government, told ANI.
A joint no-confidence motion was moved against Pokhrel, a key ally of the ruling the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML), and Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli.
According to the Kathmandu Post, the Nepali Congress, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), and the Janata Samajbadi Party have registered a no-confidence motion against Lumbini Chief Minister Shankar Pokhrel, a key ally of CPN-UML chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.