Kathmandu- — Bagmati Province Chief Minister Bahadur Singh Lama has said that he will not resign from the post of Chief Minister.

Talking to media persons after the no-confidence motion against him as the leader of the Nepali Congress parliamentary party in Bagmati Province was passed by a majority, he said, “I have lost the vote of confidence in the leader of the Congress parliamentary party, It does not mean that I should resign as Chief Minister.”

Earlier, 24 out of 37 Congress MPs in the Bagmati Province Assembly had also submitted their signatures to hold an election to select the leader of the Bagmati Parliamentary Party. Five ministers from Bagmati Province had also resigned to put pressure on Lama. While 22 MPs were in favor of the no-confidence motion against him, 15 MPs were in favor of Lama.

The Bagmati Province government has 14 ministries, including the Chief Minister. Of these, 6 ministers are from the ruling coalition party CPN-UML and 8 ministers are from the Congress.