Janakpur, Dec. 3 -- Madhesh Province Chief Minister Saroj Kumar Yadav resigned on Wednesday, two days after the Supreme Court ordered him to seek a vote of confidence within 24 hours.

He stepped down during the provincial assembly meeting, saying he saw no prospect of securing the required support. Yadav served 22 days as chief minister.

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered Yadav to seek a vote of confidence within 24 hours, or else instructed the provincial head to begin the process to form a new government under article 168(2) of the constitution. The chief minister received a written order from the court on Tuesday.

On November 10, the province head Sumitra Subedi Bhandari appointed CPN-UML provincial assembly leader Yadav as chief m...