INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Mishra has asked the celebrations to send their claims to the post of primary minister according to Article 168 (2) of the constitution by
According to Clause (1) of Article 168 of the constitution of Nepal, when no single celebration has a clear bulk to stake claim to the post
of chief minister, the province chief can call for the development of a federal government according to provision (2 ).
KATHMANDU, JANUARY
6Madhes Province Chiefs Office has actually called upon the parties to form the federal government in the province within the next six days
Province Governor Harishankar Mishra has actually asked the parties to stake claim to the post of the chief minister by 4:00 pm on January
12.
NC keen to form govt under its management
Prez gives legislators seven days to form govt
Given that no party has a bulk in Madhes
Province assembly, the members of the provincial assembly have been prompted to stake claim to the post of CM with the support of 2 or more
parties.In the 107-member Madhes Provincial Assembly, there are 23 CPN-UML members, 22 Nepali Congress members, 16 Janata Samajwadi
Party-Nepal members, 13 Janamat Party members, nine members each of Loktantrik Samajwadi Party-Nepal and CPN-Maoist Centre, seven CPN
(Unified Socialist) members, and one member each of Nagarik Unmukti Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Nepal Federal Socialist Party and
five independent members.For a bulk 54 members will be needed in the 107-member Madhes Provincial Assembly
Seven- Party alliance has 62 seats in the provincial assembly, which suffices to stake the claim and lead the government
The question is who is going to lead Janamat or JSP-N? Based on the sources, federal union partners Janata Samajbadi and Janamat Party are
haggling with the CPN- UML over the chief ministers post in Madhes but the opposition Nepali Congress can steal the offer if it matches the
NC is the second largest party in Madhes after CPN-UML with 22 seats.Janamat Party, which has 13 seats in the Provincial Assembly and JSP-N
with 16 seats are bargaining within the recently formed seven-party alliance for the post of chief minister.After the election, the
modification in the political alliance at the centre has actually had an impact on Madhes Province as well.Chandan Singh, basic secretary
and member of the provincial assembly of Madhes Province, and competitor of PP leader, stated that the federal government in Madhes Province
need to be led by Janamat Party
He even more stated that it would be chosen in two to three days who is going to lead the federal government in Madhes Province
JSP-N Spokesperson and Provincial Assembly member, and contender of PP Manish Suman said, Since both parties are in the exact same
alliance, we need to help each other
No authorities decision has been made anywhere on whether the federal government in Madhes Province will be led by Janamat Party or JSP-N or
The leaders of the party are making their informal claims
If CPN-UML does not claim the post of CM, as the 2nd biggest party in the province, JSP-N needs to get the opportunity to lead the
government in Madhes Province, added Suman.A version of this short article appears in the print on January 7, 2023, of The Himalayan Times
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