Since becoming Prime Minister in 2048, the relationship between UML and Girija Prasad Koirala was formally good. UML had started a street struggle by supporting the employee movement less than a hundred days after Girija Prasad became Prime Minister. After that, a wide gap had formed between UML and Girija Prasad over issues such as the Tanakpur Agreement, the Dasdhunga accident, and the Arun III Power Project.

Girija Prasad was also angered by the fact that the government formed under the leadership of UML Chairman Manmohan Adhikari in nine months after the 2051 mid-term elections was toppled. The Manmohan government formed in 2051 was removed by the Congress in 2052 through a no-confidence motion. After that, the UML had put forward a strategy of not allowing the Congress to lead the government in any way. As a result, the government of Congress parliamentary party leader Sher Bahadur Deuba fell within 18 months. The unhealthy competition between the two big parties gave former Panchas Surya Bahadur Thapa and Lokendra Bahadur Chand the opportunity to become Prime Minister.

After the mid-term elections, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party and the UML split due to a dispute over power grab for almost three and a half years. Although it was said that the UML split the party over some ideological issues including the Mahakali Treaty, internally, the main basis was mainly power grab. The residual effect of the competition between Thapa and Chand since the Panchayat period in the RPP remained in the multi-party system. The strategy of UML supporting Chand and Congress supporting Thapa had given the Panchayat elite the opportunity to come to power in turn. Thapa's tendency to pull Chand's legs and Chand's legs had contributed to the split in the RPP. 

 On the other hand, the role of Girija Prasad, who had helped Congress' Deuba become the leader of the parliamentary party and Prime Minister, had changed. In 2053 Falgun, when two Congress MPs were absent from the House of Representatives meeting during the vote of confidence, the Deuba government collapsed in 2053 Falgun. After leaving the government, Girija Prasad himself became the leader of the party by removing Deuba from the parliamentary party leader. Since then, Girija Prasad was in the running to become the Prime Minister. But with the strength of the RPP majority party and the UML, Chand became the Prime Minister. 

Girija Prasad was ready to remove Chand in 2054 Asoj and make Thapa the Prime Minister, so that he would serve half his term as Prime Minister. Thapa became the Prime Minister on that condition. But Thapa was in trouble within 7 months of becoming the Prime Minister. Eventually, the party split. After the split in the RPP, Thapa was weakened. The UML, the largest party in the House of Representatives, split and formed the ML. Taking advantage of the weakness of the opposition, Congress President Girija Prasad wanted to lead the government himself. The numerical calculations of the parliament also made the leadership of the Congress seem natural. Thapa resigned 6 months and 10 days after becoming the Prime Minister. After that, Girija Prasad was appointed as the Prime Minister on 30 Chaitra, 2054. 

Girija Prasad was appointed by the king as the minority prime minister. On 2055 Baisakh 5, the opposition parties including UML and the new RPP gave Girija Prasad a vote of confidence, and the post of prime minister continued. From 2051 to 2054 Chaitra, 5 prime ministers had been elected. The games played to gain power had discredited the parliamentary system. Many games played to maintain and overthrow the government were ineffective and even the top leadership had to bow down. Therefore, there was a voice among the people's movement's fellow travelers that the government should be run by unity.

At this time, since Girija Prasad wanted to lead the government, the UML also agreed. Feeling that the party was weak due to the split, the UML supported the Congress. After the UML and the Congress merged, it became easier to run the government. Therefore, in the voting held in the House of Representatives on 2055 Baisakh 5, Girija Prasad got 144 votes. His opponent had 5 votes. 40 MPs from the MLA formed after the split of UML did not participate in the voting. 11 members of the RPP Thapa group remained neutral during the voting. 8 members of the new RPP voted for Girija Prasad. Girija Prasad got 144 votes. The CPN-ML led by Sahana Pradhan had distanced itself from the Congress, demanding treaties and agreements including the Mahakali Treaty and a perspective on India and the US. Mainly due to the anger over the recent party split, the UML and MLA had devised a strategy to prevent each other from entering the government as much as possible. 

During the voting, Narayanman Bijukchhe of the NEMKIPA and Pari Thapa, supported by independent MP Masal, were not present at all. The minority government had received a large number of votes in parliament. The political situation was such that the UML and the RPP, which had split into two, were not in a position to remain in the same place. That is why it was assumed that the UML and the Thapa-led RPP would not participate in the voting. Since they had recently split, there was acrimony between them. Girija Prasad had requested to vote for him for national consensus. Especially for the end of the distortions in the name of forming and toppling the government, voices were also raised on the streets that the big and fellow travelers of the 046 movement should stay in one place. Some said that UML had entered a new phase of politics by giving a vote of confidence when there was a long-standing acrimony with Girija Prasad. Although the UML and the new RPP MPs voted, they remained on the opposition bench. Chand participated in the discussion, while the outgoing Prime Minister Thapa did not speak in Parliament. RPP Pashupati Shamsher Rana and Prakash Chandra Lohani were not present in Parliament.