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KATHMANDU: Hikmat Kumar Karki of the CPN-UML has staked a claim to form the government in Koshi Province
A total of 52 assembly members of CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) have supported Karki’s claim.
Province Chief Purshu Ram Khapung had invited assembly members to make a claim for government formation as per Article 168 (5) of the Constitution of Nepal, 2015, on Wednesday evening.
Receiving Karki’s claim, Khapung has said that he would appoint the Chief Minister as per the constitutional provisions.
The two parties had earlier withdrawn their support to Chief Minister Kedar Karki and passed a resolution demanding that he undergo a floor test in the province assembly. Karki denied.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Karki has said that he would challenge the Province Chief’s decision in the Supreme Court.
