Janakpur, Oct. 13 -- The Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (LSP) Nepal has withdrawn its support from the Madhesh provincial government, further deepening the crisis facing Chief Minister Satish Kumar Singh.

The move comes just ahead of Tuesday's scheduled vote of confidence in the Provincial Assembly. All ministers in Singh's Cabinet have already tendered their resignations. LSP's Education and Culture Minister, Rani Sharma Tiwari, stepped down on Monday following the party's decision.

Earlier, the Nepali Congress, the CPN-UML, and Singh's own Janamat Party had already withdrawn their support and recalled their ministers. LSP parliamentary party leader Jaynul Rain confirmed that a letter of withdrawal of support has been sent to the Provincia...