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26 Mar 2026

Balendra Shah, a senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), arrives at the federal parliament premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026, a day ahead of his swearing-in as Prime Minister. According to the RSP charter, only the parliamentary party leader can become the prime minister. An agreement between RSP President Rabi Lamichhane and Shah on December 28 outlines that the party will officially prepare Shah for the role with the vote of its 182 House members. Former TV host and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane will continue to serve as the Rastriya Swatantra Party's central chairperson, while Balendra Shah will be the parliamentary party leader and future prime minister candidate following the House of Representatives election, as stated in Point 4 of their agreement.

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26 Mar 2026

Balendra Shah, a senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), arrives at the federal parliament premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026, a day ahead of his swearing-in as Prime Minister. According to the RSP charter, only the parliamentary party leader can become the prime minister. An agreement between RSP President Rabi Lamichhane and Shah on December 28 outlines that the party will officially prepare Shah for the role with the vote of its 182 House members. Former TV host and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane will continue to serve as the Rastriya Swatantra Party's central chairperson, while Balendra Shah will be the parliamentary party leader and future prime minister candidate following the House of Representatives election, as stated in Point 4 of their agreement.

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26 Mar 2026

Balendra Shah, a senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), arrives at the federal parliament premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026, a day ahead of his swearing-in as Prime Minister. According to the RSP charter, only the parliamentary party leader can become the prime minister. An agreement between RSP President Rabi Lamichhane and Shah on December 28 outlines that the party will officially prepare Shah for the role with the vote of its 182 House members. Former TV host and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane will continue to serve as the Rastriya Swatantra Party's central chairperson, while Balendra Shah will be the parliamentary party leader and future prime minister candidate following the House of Representatives election, as stated in Point 4 of their agreement.

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26 Mar 2026

Balendra Shah, a senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), arrives at the federal parliament premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026, a day ahead of his swearing-in as Prime Minister. According to the RSP charter, only the parliamentary party leader can become the prime minister. An agreement between RSP President Rabi Lamichhane and Shah on December 28 outlines that the party will officially prepare Shah for the role with the vote of its 182 House members. Former TV host and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane will continue to serve as the Rastriya Swatantra Party's central chairperson, while Balendra Shah will be the parliamentary party leader and future prime minister candidate following the House of Representatives election, as stated in Point 4 of their agreement.

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26 Mar 2026

Balendra Shah, a senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), arrives at the federal parliament premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026, a day ahead of his swearing-in as Prime Minister. According to the RSP charter, only the parliamentary party leader can become the prime minister. An agreement between RSP President Rabi Lamichhane and Shah on December 28 outlines that the party will officially prepare Shah for the role with the vote of its 182 House members. Former TV host and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane will continue to serve as the Rastriya Swatantra Party's central chairperson, while Balendra Shah will be the parliamentary party leader and future prime minister candidate following the House of Representatives election, as stated in Point 4 of their agreement.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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26 Mar 2026

Nepal's newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive to take the oath of secrecy and office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats. Under the Proportionate Representation system, 57 lawmakers were elected from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 20 from the Nepali Congress, 16 from the CPN-UML, nine from the Nepali Communist Party, and four each from the Shram Sanskriti Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The Election Commission announced the PR election results on March 16. Under the First-Past-the-Post system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 125 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 19, CPN-UML with 9, Nepali Communist Party with 8, Shram Sanskriti Party with 3, Rastriya Prajatantra Party with 1, and one independent candidate. As per constitutional provisions, the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, consists of a total of 275 members, including 165 elected through the FPTP system and 110 through the PR system.

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