Lumbini Province: NC’s Chaudhary stakes a claim for CM

Lumbini, April 27 : Parliamentary party leader of the Nepali Congress in Lumbini Province, Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary, has staked a claim for the post of chief minister of Lumbini Province today. As per the Article 168 (2) of the constitution, Chaudhary presented the claim for chief ministership before Lumbini Province Chief, Amik Sherchan. Province Chief Sherchan on Tuesday had called on parties for the formation of a new government after the Chief Minister of CPN (UML)-led government, Leela Giri, failed to secure vote of confidence in a proposal presented by him at the Province Assembly meeting on Monday. The Province Chief had asked the provincial members and parties to show a majority to stake their claim for post of the Chief Minister and form a government with the support of two or more than two political parties within 4:00 pm today. With the signatures of 53 members of the provincial assembly– eight political parties and one independent lawmaker, Chaudhary presented claim for the same.