July 19: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has received vote of confidence from the House of Representatives (HoR).    
In a voting held in the HoR meeting on Sunday (July 18), PM Deuba received vote of confidence from Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Centre), Janata Samajwadi Party, Nepal and Rastriya Janamorcha. Likewise, some lawmakers of the CPN (UML) also voted in favour of Deuba.    
Speaker of the HoR, Agni Prasad Sapkota, announced that PM Deuba received 165 votes in the parliament.    
Of the total 249 votes cast, Deuba got 165 votes while 83 votes were cast against the motion. According to Speaker Sapkota, one lawmaker chose to stay neutral in the voting process.    
Speaker Sapkota announced that PM Deuba got vote of confidence in accordance to Article 76 (6) of the Constitution of Nepal.    
The HoR meeting has been postponed until July 23. --RSS