Janakpur, Oct. 30 -- Madhesh Province Chief Minister Jitendra Prasad Sonal is set to seek a confidence vote in the provincial assembly on November 8, following a meeting with ruling coalition parties. However, a formal notice has not yet been submitted to the assembly.

Ram Ashish Yadav, chief whip of Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal, said the ruling parties decided in a meeting that the chief minister will undergo a floor test on November 8 and expand the Cabinet afterwards. He said the coalition plans to seek support from the Nepali Congress and the UML for the vote.

Deputy provincial assembly leader of the CPN (Maoist Centre) Yubaraj Bhattarai also confirmed the plan, saying that since many issues were clarified during government formatio...