Rastriya Swatantra Party Calls Central Committee Meeting to Select Balen as Parliamentary Party Leader
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- The Rastriya Swatantra Party has called a central committee meeting for 4 PM on Chaitra 12.
- The meeting will include discussions to select the parliamentary party leader and conduct talks related to the prime minister’s oath.
- Newly elected MPs will be sworn in on the same day, with preparations underway for the prime minister’s oath on Chaitra 13.
March 23, Kathmandu – The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has convened a central committee meeting scheduled for 4 PM on Chaitra 12, according to General Secretary Kavindra Burlakoti. The meeting will take place at the party’s central office in Bansthali.
The party has announced that the meeting will focus on selecting the parliamentary party leader. Following the central committee’s decision, the parliamentary party of RSP will appoint Balen as the parliamentary party leader. Newly elected MPs will take their oaths on the same day. This central committee meeting was called immediately after the oath-taking ceremony.
Prior to the election, senior leader Balendra Shah (Balen) had already been declared the party’s candidate for prime minister. The agreement between RSP and Balen also includes a clause announcing him as the future prime minister.
Becoming the parliamentary party leader is mandatory to be appointed prime minister. The RSP plans to select him as the parliamentary party leader on the same day so that he can be sworn in as prime minister the following day, on Chaitra 13.
Senior leaders of RSP are currently actively engaged in preparations related to the new cabinet and other related activities.