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Newly Elected Lawmakers Of Nepal House Of Representatives (HoR) Take Oath
Newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive at the Federal Parliament premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, to take the oath of office and secrecy on March 26, 2026. Arjun Narsingh KC, the senior-most member of the House of Representatives, administers the oath to the MPs. The oath-taking is mandated under Article 99 and Article 91(5) of the Constitution of Nepal, along with Section 75 of the House of Representatives Election Act, 2017. 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. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)