UML, Maoist Center claims chief minister in Province 5

BUTWAL, Feb 11: UML and Maoist Center has also claimed the post of chief minister in Province 5.  UML Parliamentary Party leader of the Province Assembly, Shankar Pokhrel, has been proposed for the post based on the consensus between the two left parties.

A letter requesting appointment process as per Article 168 (2) of the Constitution was submitted to the State Chief Uma Kanta Jha. Leader Pokhrel and Maoist Center Parliamentary Party Leader Kul Prasad KC jointly submitted the letter with the signatures of majority number of Provincial Assembly members.

Out of 87 Province Assembly members, UML has 41 and Maoist Center has 20 members. Pokharel was picked as the candidate of the Chief Minister as per the agreement of the left alliance.

Receiving the letter, State Chief Jha said that he was aware about the formation of the government on deadline given by the constitution though it has been delayed as federalism was the first practice in the country.