Makawanpur, Aug. 17 -- Chief Minister of Bagmati Province Indra Bahadur Baniya resigned on Monday after failing to secure enough support to survive a confidence vote in the provincial assembly.

Baniya announced his resignation while addressing the assembly before the confidence vote began. The assembly did not proceed to the voting process after his announcement.

He briefed the assembly on his 13-month tenure before submitting his resignation to the provincial head.

The UML withdrew its support for Baniya's government on July 22, leaving the Nepali Congress leader without a majority in the 104-member provincial assembly. He had been trying to secure support from the Hamro Nepali Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and Nepal Workers...