<p>Nepal Prime Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/pushpa-kamal-dahal" target="_blank">Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda"</a> will hold a vote of confidence in Parliament on March 20 after the culmination of the vice-presidential election on Friday, officials said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The second round of vote of confidence comes after Nepal's second largest party in Parliament -- CPN-UML -- in February decided to withdraw its support to the "Prachanda"-led government in the wake of a renewed political equation in the run-up to the presidential election, dealing a jolt to the two-month-old ruling coalition.</p>.<p>The major reason for the breakup of the alliance between Prachanda and former prime minister K P Sharma Oli was because the Maoist leader decided to support senior Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Ram Chandra Paudel for the President's post.</p>.<p>The vote of confidence will be held on March 20 after the culmination of the vice-presidential election on Friday, officials said.</p>.<p>"Prachanda" is currently holding consultations with leaders of the ruling eight-party alliance on this issue, sources said.</p>.<p>With the support from the NC and the eighty-party alliance, the Prachanda-led government is expected to comfortably survive the vote of confidence in Parliament.</p>.<p>The eight-party alliance includes the Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN-Unified Socialist, Nagarik Unmukti Party, Janamat Party, Janta Samajwadi Party, Lokatantrik Samajwadi Party and Rastriya Janamorcha.</p>.<p>In the 275-member House of Representatives, the UML has 79 lawmakers. Prachanda needs only 138 votes in parliament to continue his term as the prime minister.</p>.<p>With the three major parties, NC (89), CPN-Maoist Centre (32) and RSP (20), Prachanda is poised to sail through the trust vote, with support of at least 141 lawmakers.</p>.<p>In January, "Prachanda" had comfortably secured a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives, with almost unanimous support from both his alliance of seven parties and the opposition.</p>.<p>He received the support of 268 of the 270 lawmakers who were present in parliament -- the highest number of votes a prime minister has ever received in a vote of confidence in parliament.</p>.<p>The latest trust vote also comes at a time when "Prachanda" is facing heat from the country's Supreme Court for ordering a writ petition against the 68-year-old for claiming responsibility for over 5,000 deaths during the country's decade-long insurgency.</p>.<p>Prime Minister "Prachanda" is also planning to expand his cabinet after the vote of confidence, sources said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Ramsahay Yadav, a leader from the Madhes region, is set to become Nepal's next Vice President after the eight-party ruling alliance decided to back him for the post.</p>.<p>Apart from Janata Samajwadi Party's Yadav, 52, CPN-UML Vice Chairperson Ashta Laxmi Shakya and Mamata Jha from Janamat Party are also vying for the post to succeed Nanda Kishor Pun.</p>
<p>Nepal Prime Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/pushpa-kamal-dahal" target="_blank">Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda"</a> will hold a vote of confidence in Parliament on March 20 after the culmination of the vice-presidential election on Friday, officials said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The second round of vote of confidence comes after Nepal's second largest party in Parliament -- CPN-UML -- in February decided to withdraw its support to the "Prachanda"-led government in the wake of a renewed political equation in the run-up to the presidential election, dealing a jolt to the two-month-old ruling coalition.</p>.<p>The major reason for the breakup of the alliance between Prachanda and former prime minister K P Sharma Oli was because the Maoist leader decided to support senior Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Ram Chandra Paudel for the President's post.</p>.<p>The vote of confidence will be held on March 20 after the culmination of the vice-presidential election on Friday, officials said.</p>.<p>"Prachanda" is currently holding consultations with leaders of the ruling eight-party alliance on this issue, sources said.</p>.<p>With the support from the NC and the eighty-party alliance, the Prachanda-led government is expected to comfortably survive the vote of confidence in Parliament.</p>.<p>The eight-party alliance includes the Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN-Unified Socialist, Nagarik Unmukti Party, Janamat Party, Janta Samajwadi Party, Lokatantrik Samajwadi Party and Rastriya Janamorcha.</p>.<p>In the 275-member House of Representatives, the UML has 79 lawmakers. Prachanda needs only 138 votes in parliament to continue his term as the prime minister.</p>.<p>With the three major parties, NC (89), CPN-Maoist Centre (32) and RSP (20), Prachanda is poised to sail through the trust vote, with support of at least 141 lawmakers.</p>.<p>In January, "Prachanda" had comfortably secured a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives, with almost unanimous support from both his alliance of seven parties and the opposition.</p>.<p>He received the support of 268 of the 270 lawmakers who were present in parliament -- the highest number of votes a prime minister has ever received in a vote of confidence in parliament.</p>.<p>The latest trust vote also comes at a time when "Prachanda" is facing heat from the country's Supreme Court for ordering a writ petition against the 68-year-old for claiming responsibility for over 5,000 deaths during the country's decade-long insurgency.</p>.<p>Prime Minister "Prachanda" is also planning to expand his cabinet after the vote of confidence, sources said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Ramsahay Yadav, a leader from the Madhes region, is set to become Nepal's next Vice President after the eight-party ruling alliance decided to back him for the post.</p>.<p>Apart from Janata Samajwadi Party's Yadav, 52, CPN-UML Vice Chairperson Ashta Laxmi Shakya and Mamata Jha from Janamat Party are also vying for the post to succeed Nanda Kishor Pun.</p>