Rastriya Swatantra Party Parliamentary Party Meeting to be Held Today at Singha Durbar

Rastriya Swatantra Party (Raswapa) parliamentary party leader and Prime Minister Balendra Shah. File photo, Kathmandu. The Rastriya Swatantra Party parliamentary party meeting is scheduled to take place today at the parliamentary party office in Singha Durbar, concluding by 1 PM. Raswapa has announced that the meeting will discuss the upcoming election for the Deputy Speaker position and other various topics. Two candidates have registered for the Deputy Speaker post: Rubikumar Thakur from the Labour Culture Party and Saraswati Lama from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP). On Thursday, 25-year-old Thakur submitted her candidacy with the backing of Raswapa. Since Raswapa holds nearly a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives, Thakur’s election as Deputy Speaker is widely considered assured with Raswapa’s support.