Janakpur, May 6 -- Fresh uncertainty has engulfed the political landscape of Madhesh with the Janamat Party on Tuesday withdrawing its support to the Nepali Congress-led provincial government. This move triggered intense manoeuvring to form a new coalition, though rifts in the Janamat Party have complicated the power struggle.

The decision, directed by Chairman CK Raut, has split the Janamat Party into two factions. Under Raut's directive, nine provincial assembly members formally withdrew support to Chief Minister Krishna Prasad Yadav. Raut swiftly appointed Chandan Singh, the party's general secretary and chief whip in the provincial assembly, as the new parliamentary party leader on Tuesday afternoon.

However, incumbent ministers rep...