LUMBINI , April 27: Parliamentary party leader of the Nepali Congress (NC) in Lumbini Province, Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary, staked his claim to the post of chief minister of Lumbini Province today.
As per Article 168 (2) of the constitution, Chaudhary presented his claim to the chief ministership to Lumbini Province Chief Amik Sherchan.
Province Chief Sherchan on Tuesday had called on the parties represented in the provincial assembly for the formation of a new government after the chief minister of the CPN-UML-led government, Leela Giri, failed to secure a vote of confidence in the provincial assembly meeting on Monday.
Lumbini Province: UML's Giri stakes claim to chief ministership
The province chief had asked the provincial assembly members and parties to show a majority to stake their claim to the post of the Chief Minister and form a government with the support of two or more than two political parties within 4:00PM today.
With the signatures of 53 members of the provincial assembly -- eight political parties and one independent lawmaker - Chaudhary presented his claim for the same.
The CPN (Maoist Centre), Janata Samajwadi Party, Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nagarik Unmukti Party, Janamat Party Nepal, Rastriya Janamorcha and CPN (Unified Socialist) have lent their support to Chaudhary.
In the 87-member Lumbini Province Assembly, CPN-UML has 29 members; NC has 27; Maoist Center 11; Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Nagarik Unmukti Party four each; Janata Party, Janata Samajwadi Party and Loktantrik Samajwadi Party three each; and Rastriya Janamorcha and CPN (Unified Socialist) one each and one independent member.
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