Himal Press 
JANAKPUR: Satish Kumar Singh of Janamat Party has submitted his claim to form government in Madhesh Province.
Singh reached the Office of the Chief Minsiter Sumitra Bhandari on Friday morning to submit his claim. He staked his claim with the support of CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center), and CPN (Unified Socialist), among other parties.
Saroj Yadav of CPN-UML, Bharat Prasad Sah of Maoist Centre, Mahesh Yadav of Janamat Party and Govinda Bahadur Nyaupane of Unified Socialist, among others, were also present on the occasion.
Singh has the support of 24 members from CPN-UML, 13 from Janamat Party, nine from Maoist Center, 7 from Unified Socialist and one from Nagarik Unmukti Party. Parties need to secure the support of 54 members of the 107-member Madhesh Province Assembly to form a government.
Province Chief Bhandari had given political parties until 10 am on Friday to submit a claim for the government formation as per Article 168 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal, 2015 after Chief Minister Saroj Kumar Yadav of Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal (JSP Nepal) was relieved of his position following his failure to secure a vote of confidence in the province assembly on Wednesday.
Earlier, there were discussions about forming a government led by Mahesh Prasad Yadav, the parliamentary party leader of Janamat Party. However, the party has put forward Singh’s name instead. The claim for Singh’s appointment as Chief Minister is supported by 54 provincial assembly members: 13 from Janamat Party, 24 from UML, 9 from Maoist Centre, 7 from Unified Socialist, and 1 from Nagarik Unmukti Party.
This development comes after the incumbent Chief Minister Saroj Kumar Yadav, from the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Nepal, failed to secure a vote of confidence in the provincial assembly on Wednesday. Following this, Provincial Chief Bhandari had called upon the parties to present their claims for forming a new government.
The Provincial Chief had given time until 10 AM today to submit claims for the Chief Minister’s post, as per Article 168, Clause 2 of the Constitution.
Note: I’ve translated and edited the text for clarity and flow in English. The main changes include restructuring sentences, using English names for political parties and constitutional articles, and maintaining consistency in terms like “Provincial Chief” instead of alternating between “प्रदेश प्रमुख” and “प्रदेशप्रमुख”.
