In Setback To Prachanda-led Government, Nepal's Deputy PM Resigns
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Along with Upendra Yadav, Minister of State for Forest and Environment Dipak Karki, from the same party, has also submitted his resignation.
Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and senior Madhesi leader Upendra Yadav on Monday tendered his resignation and his party pulled out of the government in a setback to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda-led coalition government.
Upendra Yadav, also the Minister for Health and Population, submitted his resignation to Prime Minister "Prachanda" on Monday morning, according to sources close to the Madhesi leader. Along with Upendra Yadav, Minister of State for Forest and Environment Dipak Karki, from the same party, has also submitted his resignation.
The resignation by Upendra Yadav, the Chairman of Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal (JSP-Nepal), comes a week after his party split into two groups with senior leader Ashok Rai forming a new party named Janata Samajwadi Party. The new party has been recognised by the Election Commission.
