Janakpur, Nov. 8 -- Chief Minister of Madhesh Province of Nepal, Jitendra Sonal, resigned from his post on Saturday after realising he would not secure a vote of confidence in the Provincial Assembly.

Sonal announced his resignation during the meeting of the Provincial Assembly on Saturday. In his address, Sonal alleged that House Speaker Ram Chandra Mandal conducted the session unilaterally.

"Honourable House Speaker, you proceeded with the business of the Province Assembly without the presence of any members of the cabinet, and you still moved ahead with the House meeting. This is also about your rights, but you made a unilateral move to proceed with the business of the House. It is not a new thing regarding the conduct of the House s...