Kathmandu, July 16 -- The Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli-led government has lost its majority in the National Assembly, the upper house of parliament, as the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal withdrew its support.

The JSP-N, led by Upendra Yadav, walked out of the government with immediate effect, throwing the ruling alliance into a minority in the National Assembly. Although the ruling alliance still holds a majority in the House of Representatives, the lower house, bills endorsed by it also require approval from the upper house.

"We have submitted the letter informing the government of the withdrawal of support to the House Speaker Debraj Ghimire. Though we had supported the government, we were not on board with the cabinet," chief whip of t...