Kathmandu, 10 May: Since Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli failed to garner a vote of confidence from the House of Representatives this evening, he has become a caretaker PM until the formation of the next government. However, considering the present equation in the House, the chances of giving an alternative government by the opposition parties are very rare.
According to the existing constitution, if one party will fail to bag a vote of confidence, the President, under Article 76 sub-article 2, will ask the political parties to submit the signature of 136 (majority) MPs for the formation of a coalition government comprised of two or more parties.
It was expected that around 20 MPs in the UML would tender resignation en masse earlier to the voting. The UML MPs didn’t tender resignation. This situation has created an obstacle for the opposition parties in managing 136 MPs, needed to form an alternative government. Which seems impossible.
When the opposition parties will fail to give an alternative government, the House will go for Article 76 sub-article 3 of the constitution and finally, the caretaker PM Oli may announce the dissolve of the House and go for a fresh election within six months.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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