Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on May 10 failed to secure the confidence of Parliament during a vote held at the House of Representatives (HoR), reports Republica. PM Oli, who opted to seek House’s trust on his government as per the Article 100 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal, managed to garner only 93 votes, which fell short of 43 votes to reach the 136-mark and win the confidence. At least 28 lawmakers of the party close to the senior leaders’ duo Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhala Nath Khanal abstained from voting. Main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) and Oli’s former coalition partner, Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) voted against the Oli-led Government. NC has a total 61 lawmakers while the Maoist party has 49 votes including Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota. The Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP), however, got divided during the voting process. The lawmakers close to senior leaders’ duo Baburam Bhattarai and Upendra Yadav voted against Oli, while those close to Chairman Mahantha Thakur stayed neutral during the trust vote. As many as 15 lawmakers stayed neutral during the voting.