As per the constitution, the Chief Minister appointed under Article 168 (2) did not receive a vote of confidence, and as the largest party in Parliament, UML Parliamentary Party leader Saroj Kumar Yadav will now be the Chief Minister.
Madhesh Province Chief Minister Jitendra Sonal has resigned after failing to get a vote of confidence. The Sonal-led government, which became the Chief Minister by siding with the Congress and UML, has collapsed in 25 days. Sonal was scheduled to seek a vote of confidence in the Madhesh Province Assembly on Saturday.
Sonal was assured of not getting a vote of confidence after the MPs who supported making him the Chief Minister stood in the opposition. He resigned before the process for the vote of confidence had even begun as he did not have a majority in his favor.
Sonal was appointed Chief Minister on Asoj 29 as per Article 168 (2) of the Constitution. Sonal was appointed Chief Minister on Asoj 29 with the support of 56 MPs from five parties including Janata Samajwadi Party, Janmat, Maoist Center, LSP, and Unified Socialists.
According to the Constitution, since the Chief Minister appointed under Article 168 (2) did not get a vote of confidence, Saroj Kumar Yadav, the leader of the UML parliamentary party, will now be the Chief Minister as the largest party in the Parliament, said constitutional expert Chandrakant Gyawali.
Article 168(3) of the Constitution provides that if the Chief Minister cannot be appointed as per clause (2) within thirty days from the date of declaration of the final results of the Provincial Assembly elections, or if the Chief Minister so appointed fails to secure a vote of confidence as per clause (4), the Provincial Head shall appoint the leader of the parliamentary party with the largest number of members in the Provincial Assembly as the Chief Minister.
