ANI | Updated: May 02, 2021 17:52 IST
Kathmandu [Nepal] May 2 (ANI): Chief Minister of Nepal s Lumbini Province Shankar Pokhrel resigned on Sunday ahead of a vote of a no-confidence against him in the provincial assembly. He has submitted his resignation to the office of the Head of the State this morning, Baijanath Chaudhary, spokesperson of the Lumbini provincial government, told ANI.
A joint no-confidence motion was moved against Pokhrel, a key ally of the ruling the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML), and Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli.
According to the Kathmandu Post, the Nepali Congress, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), and the Janata Samajbadi Party have registered a no-confidence motion against Lumbini Chief Minister Shankar Pokhrel, a key ally of CPN-UML chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
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