Nepali Congress Rebels Move to Oust Sudurpashchim CM Kamal Bahadur Shah

Sudurpashchim Province Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah is facing a new political challenge, this time from داخل his own party. Nepali Congress lawmakers have filed a no-confidence motion aimed at removing him as the parliamentary party leader, signaling a serious internal split in the province’s ruling camp.

The motion was registered at the parliamentary party office in Dhangadhi under the leadership of lawmaker Diwan Singh Bista. While the move is internal to the Nepali Congress, it carries major political weight because Shah’s authority in the provincial assembly depends heavily on party unity and legislative discipline.

A direct challenge inside Nepali Congress

The filing of the motion suggests that opposition to Shah is no longer coming only from outside parties. Instead, members of his own party are now openly attempting to strip him of his leadership role within the parliamentary party structure.

In a province where coalition arithmetic matters, even an internal leadership fight can quickly become a wider contest over government stability, policy direction, and party control.

Why this matters for Sudurpashchim politics

Shah has already been operating under pressure in a tense provincial environment. Reports earlier indicated that he was preparing to seek a vote of confidence after the withdrawal of support from the Nagarik Unmukti Party, while the Nepali Congress had publicly backed him and issued a whip for its lawmakers to support him.

That backdrop makes the new no-confidence move especially significant. It shows that political friction is not just between coalition partners and the opposition, but also within the party that leads the provincial government.

What happens next

The immediate question is whether the motion will gain enough support inside the Nepali Congress parliamentary party to weaken Shah’s position further. If the internal rebellion grows, it could reshape negotiations around the chief ministership and influence how the party approaches the assembly floor.

For now, the filing itself is the clearest sign yet that Shah’s leadership is under real strain. The coming days will show whether this is a symbolic warning shot or the beginning of a broader effort to replace him at the top of the provincial party structure.