Kathmandu, March 13 -- Amid a string of political upheavals in Nepal, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' secured a majority in a vote of confidence on Wednesday.

Dahal faced the floor test for the third time following the constitutional provision stated in the Constitution of Nepal 2072's Article 100 Sub-section (2) which mandates a Prime Minister to prove a majority in case any parties in the coalition walks out.

PM Dahal secured 157 votes in favour while 110 lawmakers voted against him. One of the lawmakers in the Nepali federal parliament abstained. A total of 268 votes were cast on Wednesday.

Making a surprise turn on March 4, Prime Minister Dahal decided to revive a coalition with the CPN-UML which caught the largest co...