Cross voting occurs when MPs go against their party’s official line. Although no legal penalty applies in this election, parties often take internal disciplinary measures.

Delhi Police said the email bore striking similarities to previous hoax threats, and the cyber cell has been tasked with tracing its origin.

Nepal Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung on Tuesday said Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will not resign, even as massive protests continued to rock Kathmandu for a second consecutive day, and a few ministers so far pulled out from the Cabinet.