The ruling CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) have issued a whip to their lawmakers to vote for Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

A joint parliamentary party meeting of Oli led CPN-UML and Pushpa Kamal Dahal led CPN (Maoist Centre) on Sunday issued the whip to their lawmakers. Though the parliamentary party (PP) leader issues whip according to general tradition, the chairmen duo issued the whip as both the parties have not appointed their PP leader.

Prime Minister KP Oli is scheduled to take vote of confidence in the House of Representatives (HoR) at 3 pm today.  According to the constitution, the Prime Minister has to get the vote of confidence from the House within 30 days after the appointment.

Oli is taking the vote of confidence 25 days after being appointed as the executive head of the country. President Bidya Devi Bhandari on February 15 had appointed CPN-UML Chairman who also secured the support of CPN (Maoist Centre) as the PM of the country.

Apart from the ruling alliance, the Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum-Nepal, the Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal, the Rastriya Prajantra Party (RPP), the Rastriya Janamorcha and an independent candidate have decided to vote for Oli

Twenty-four days after being appointed the country’s executive head, Prime Minister KP Oli is seeking vote of confidence in the House of Representatives (HoR) on Sunday, where he is set to  secure a two-thirds majority  for the first time in the post-1990 era.

Among 10 parties and an independent representing the Lower House, Oli is widely expected to garner support of six parties and the independent lawmaker. Political observers say he is set to secure over 76 percent of the total strength in the HoR.

The CPN-UML and Maoist Centre alone have 174 lawmakers in the 275-member strong HoR. With the votes of RJP-N (17 lawmakers), SSFN (16), RPP (1), the Oli government will secure 208 votes.

It has been assumed that as many as 210 lawmakers from the 275-member strong HoR will be voting for Oli when the proposal of vote of confidence will be tabled in Parliament today.

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