Gandaki Province CM to take vote of confidence

The Chief Minister of the Gandaki Province, Khagaraj Adhikari, is taking the vote of confidence of the Province Assembly today.

UML Gandaki Province parliamentary party leader Adhikari was appointed the Chief Minister on January 9.

Province Assembly Secretariat said that the Chief Minister is scheduled to take the vote of confidence from the province assembly meeting that is commencing at 1:00 pm. 

With support from 33 province assembly members, Province Chief Prithvi Man Gurung had appointed Adhikari as the Chief Minister as per the Article 168 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal.

After getting the vote of confidence, the Chief Minister is expected to expand the cabinet and assign ministerial portfolios to the ministers without portfolio.