Kathmandu, April 29
Fearful that the standing committee of his Nepal Communist Party will remove him from the position of the prime minister, KP Sharma Oli is preparing to convince the secretariat to call a parliamentary party instead, multiple sources inform.
Oli is preparing himself to face voting in the parliamentary party if the leaders continue voicing for his ouster, leaders close to him reveal, adding he has already begun counting the number of lawmakers in his support.
Though it was reported a few days ago that he was in minority in the parliamentary party, a few more lawmakers have extended support to him now, and if voting happens, he will win the vote of confidence as the parliamentary party leader. In that case, the opponents in the party cannot demand his ouster.
The party’s secretariat meeting has been scheduled for 5 pm today. It is highly likely that the dissatisfied leaders will press Oli for the standing committee meeting there.
But, ahead of that, Oli has already begun collecting the signatures of the lawmakers in his support. Oli is frequently meeting his party’s lawmakers for the past few days.
