The party factionalism was so intense that eventually the largest party in the House of Representatives, the UML, split and became the opposition. The third-placed party, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, split and Surya Bahadur Thapa and Lokendra Bahadur Chand left. After the opposition parties split, the Nepali Congress became the first party in parliament. After becoming the first party from the main opposition, the Nepali Congress had the opportunity to lead the government again within three and a half years. 

After the opposition parties could not reach an agreement on whether or not to participate in the government, the king appointed Girija Prasad Koirala, the leader of the largest party in parliament, as Prime Minister on Chaitra 30, 2054. Koirala, the leader of the Nepali Congress parliamentary party, was appointed Prime Minister for the second time. He first became the Minister of State in the Nepali Congress majority government in 2048 Jestha. This time, he led a minority government based on the assurance of a vote of confidence from other parties. Sher Bahadur Deuba resigned from the post of Prime Minister in 2053 Falgun after two Nepali Congress MPs were absent. After he was removed from the post of Prime Minister, he was also removed from the Congress parliamentary party and Girija Prasad was unanimously elected. 

As the leader of the largest party in the parliament, the king appointed Girija Prasad as the Prime Minister for the second time. Although Surya Bahadur Thapa and the Congress had an agreement to be the Prime Minister half and half, a new situation had arisen after the RPP split. The UML had promised to support Girija Prasad, while the newly formed ML had put forward various conditions to the Congress. 

Congress General Secretary Taranath Ranabhat had said that he had the courage to form a minority government of the Congress by believing that other parties would give him a vote of confidence. Congress central member Mahesh Acharya had said that he would move forward with everyone in confidence. He claimed that the Congress had everyone's trust. 

UML to give a vote of confidence

UML, on the other hand, had decided to give a vote of confidence to the minority government of the Congress. After the party split, the UML, which had become the second largest party from the first, had decided to give a vote of confidence to the minority government for the politics of values ​​and norms. UML central member Pradeep Nepal informed the party of the decision, saying that they had made the decision to give a vote of confidence a long time ago. 

The newly formed CPN-ML, on the other hand, had made demands such as a review of the treaty signed with India in 1950, resolution of the border dispute, and removal of the Indian army from Kalipani in order to vote for the Congress. In addition, the ML leaders had demanded that they should get one of the ministries of home and finance. After informing that the ML was unable to fulfill most of the demands, a decision on whether to give a vote to Prime Minister Girija Prasad could not be made. UML leaders had warned the Congress that hostility could persist if they formed a government with the ML. 

The news prepared by journalist duo Hari Bahadur Thapa and Gunaraj Luintel, referring to the king's appointment of Girija Prasad Koirala as the minority Prime Minister, was published in Kantipur Daily on 054 Chaitra 31 under the title 'UML gives a vote of confidence to the minority government of the Congress'. Also, on Chaitra 30, a news item was published under the title ‘Koirala appointed as Prime Minister’. The political situation was unstable as the government leadership changed in a short period of time.