Kathmandu, July 17 -- Despite backing Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's government during the confidence vote last year, the Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal (JSP-Nepal) has now formally withdrawn its support, citing the government's failure to deliver on its commitments on governance, corruption control, and constitutional amendments.

When Oli became prime minister for the fourth time in July last year, he commanded almost a two-thirds majority with the backing of his own party, the CPN-UML, and the Nepali Congress. Yet he left JSP-Nepal out of the government despite its support for him. Later, however, the Janata Samajbadi Party, which was formed after a split in the JSP-Nepal and has seven seats in the lower house, secured two ministers, whi...