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Rastriya Swatantra Party
राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी
AbbreviationRSP
LeaderBalen Shah
PresidentRabi Lamichhane
General SecretaryBipin Kumar Acharya
SpokespersonJagdish Kharel
Vice-PresidentSwarnim Wagle
Sobita Gautam
Joint General SecretaryHari Dhakal
Asim Shah
Nisha Dangi
Chief WhipKabindra Burlakoti
Party Treasurervacant
FounderRabi Lamichhane
Founded1 July 2022; 4 years ago (2022-07-01)
Merger of
HeadquartersChamati, Banasthali 16, Kathmandu
Membership (July 2026)390,112[a]
Increased from 241,799 (2025)[3];
+148,313 (Increase61.34%)
IdeologyLiberalism[4]
Progressivism[5]
Political positionCentre[A]
Colours  Sky blue
Sloganअब जान्नेलाई छान्ने
('Select the knowledgeable')
ECN StatusNational Party (1st largest)
Lawyers' WingSwatantra Kanun Byawasayee Manch
Seats in Pratinidhi Sabha
182 / 275
Seats in Rastriya Sabha
0 / 59
Mayors/Chairs
1 / 753
Seats in Provincial Assemblies
0 / 550
Councillors
12 / 35,011
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
rspnepal.org
^ A: Also described as centre-left and centre-right.[5][6]

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP)[b] is a centrist political party in Nepal. It has been the governing party of Nepal since the 2026 general election with 182 seats out of 275 in the House of Representatives.

The RSP was founded by broadcaster Rabi Lamichhane in 2022 in order to contest the 2022 general election.[7] The party won 10.70% of the party list vote and became one of seven national parties in the Federal Parliament. It joined the coalition government of Pushpa Kamal Dahal with Lamichhane as deputy prime minister. The party withdrew from the cabinet after Lamichhane's citizenship was declared invalid by the Supreme Court of Nepal in 2023. The party again became a coalition partner in the Prachanda-led government with four cabinet ministries from March to July 2024. Lamichhane was arrested in late 2024 following accusations of cooperative fraud and Dol Prasad Aryal served as acting president. In the aftermath of the 2025 Gen Z protests, fan favourite Balen Shah joined the RSP, whose political agenda reshaped the party's identity. The RSP won a near two-thirds majority in the 2026 election with Shah as prime minister.

Classified as a progressive liberal party with populist appeal, the RSP has campaigned on constitutional socialism, secularism and a welfare state. It also supports the Right to Recall provisions for its elected MPs, pledging anti-corruption stands and calling for a shift towards liberal economy in Nepal.

History

Foundation and early years (2022–2025)

On 16 June 2022, Rabi Lamichhane resigned as managing director of now defunct Galaxy 4K TV and announced that he would be contesting in the 2022 general elections for a seat at the House of Representatives.[8] On 21 June 2022, he announced the formation of Rastriya Swatantra Party along with a 21-member central committee.[9][10] The party was formally registered in the Election Commission on 1 July 2022 with Rabi Lamichhane as the founding president and a bell inside a circle as its election symbol.[11][12][13]

The party fielded candidates in 131 constituencies for the 2022 general election, but did not contest the provincial elections. The party won seven direct seats and 13 proportional seats to the House of Representatives.[14] It received 10.70% of the party list vote and became one of seven national parties in the Federal Parliament.[15] The RSP was the fourth-largest national party in Nepal after the 2022 general election.[16] Following the election, the party joined the coalition government of Pushpa Kamal Dahal with party president Rabi Lamichhane serving as deputy prime minister.[17] Indira Rana Magar from the party was elected as the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.[18] The party was a coalition partner in the Prachanda-led government with four cabinet ministries from 6 March 2024 to 12 July 2024.[19][20] Previously, it was a junior ally in the Prachanda-led government from 26 December 2022 until 5 February 2023.[21][22]

The party withdrew from the cabinet after Lamichhane's citizenship was declared invalid by the Supreme Court, but continued to support the government.[23][24] Following the decision, Dol Prasad Aryal became acting president of the party.[25][26] The party replaced list MP Dhaka Kumar Shrestha and expelled him from the party following corruption accusations.[27][28]

The party contested the by-elections in 2023 and gained a seat in Tanahun 1 while Lamichhane was re-elected from Chitwan 2.[29][30] The party rejoined the coalition government of Dahal in March 2024, but the cabinet was dissolved after a breakdown in the alliance a month later.[31][32] The party expelled general secretary Mukul Dhakal from the party for violating party rules.[33]

Party president Lamichhane was arrested in October 2024 following accusations of cooperative fraud and Dol Prasad Aryal served as acting president.[34] In June 2025, Kabindra Burlakoti was appointed as general secretary and Manish Jha was appointed as party spokesperson.[35]

Gen Z protests (2025–present)

Following the Gen Z protests, former MP Sumana Shrestha resigned from the party.[36] Chief whip Santosh Pariyar also left the party and joined the Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party.[37][38] In December 2025, Bibeksheel Sajha Party merged into the party.[1] The party also signed an agreement to merge with Ujyaalo Nepal Party and to bring Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah into the party.[39] The agreement with Ujyaalo Nepal Party later collapsed and the merger did not go ahead.[40] The party won a near-supermajority of 182 out of 275 seats in the 2026 national elections, and its candidate Balen Shah became prime minister on 27 March 2026.[16][41]

Organization

The party had announced that it would have no sister organizations and only have members, not cadres. It had also announced that primary elections would be held to select candidates for elections from the party.[10][9] The party selected candidates for the 2022 general election through a primary election.[42] The party holds its General Convention every 4–5 years.

Ideology

The party supports constitutional socialism, progressivism, secularism, pragmatism, participatory democracy, social democracy, a liberal economy with a welfare state, economic liberalism, and political freedom.[43][44][45] The party has been described as centrist by scholars and different members within the party.[46][47][48] In 2026, Deutsche Welle referred to the party as "centrist-liberal."[4] The RSP has also been regarded as a populist party.[49][50][51][52]

As a progressive liberal party,[5] the party strongly follows Right to Recall provisions for its elected MPs,[53] anti-corruption stands pledging to probe assets of public officeholders since 1990 alongside social justice to marginalized communities, meritocracy in civil services, unified health service transparency, envisioned road transport model, amendment of land acquisition and environmental clearance laws, single-window service delivery system to fast-track projects,[54] ‘National Knowledge Bank’ to connect foreign experts with domestic sectors in commercial industries, digital-first governance and a strict oversight on BFIs protecting small depositors and pension funds under its political spectrum.[55]

Ministry responsible

Under Balen Shah Cabinet

Balen Shah Cabinet
S.N. Minister Role Assumed office Left office Tenure
1. Balendra Shah Prime Minister 27 March 2026 Incumbent 199 days
2. Dr. Swarnim Wagle Ministry of Finance
3. Shisir Khanal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
4. Sunil Lamsal Ministry of Infrastructure Development
5. Sobita Gautam Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
6. Dr. Bikram Timalsina Ministry of Information and Communication
7. Sasmit Pokharel Ministry of Education and Sports
8. Khadak Raj Paudel Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
9. Nisha Mehta Ministry of Health and Food Safety
10. Biraj Bhakta Shrestha Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
11. Pratibha Rawal Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration
12. Geeta Chaudhary Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment
13. Sita Badi Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities and Social Security
15. Ramjee Yadav Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment 10 April 2026 185 days
16. Sudan Gurung

(Re-appointed)

 Ministry of Home Affairs 9 June 2026 125 days
17. Vacant (Allocated to prime minister) Ministry of Defence 27 March 2026 199 days
18. Deepak Kumar Sah Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies 10 September 2026 32 days
– Sudan Gurung (Resigned) Ministry of Home Affairs 27 March 2026 22 April 2026 26 days
– Dipak Kumar Sah (Removed) Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security 9 April 2026 13 days
– Gauri Kumari Yadav (Resigned) Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies 10 April 2026 10 September 2026 153 days

Under Dahal Cabinet

From 6 March to 12 July 2024

Dahal III
S.N. Minister Role Assumed office Left office Tenure
1. Rabi Lamichhane Ministry of Home Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal 6 March 2024 12 July 2024 128 days
2. Sumana Shrestha Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
3. Dol Prasad Aryal Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security
4. Biraj Bhakta Shrestha Ministry of Youth and Sports

From 17 January to 5 February 2023

Dahal III
S.N. Minister Role Assumed office Left office Tenure Successor
1. Dol Prasad Aryal Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security 17 January 2023 5 February 2023 19 days Sharat Singh Bhandari
2. Shishir Khanal Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Ashok Rai
3. Toshima Karki State Ministry of Health and Population Pushpa Kamal Dahal not allocated to anyone

Policy platform

Natural order of the economy

The party endorses an economy with individual rights, where industrial and commercial activities are off-limits to the government, which cannot interfere with economic relations between individuals, groups, classes, or entire nations. The party supports the idea that economic freedom will drive the economy to prosperity and that planning and interference by the government disrupt the economy and have adverse effects.[56][57][58][59]

Electoral reform

It also supports the introduction of recall elections, the right to reject and a provision for absentee ballots. The party also supports directly electing the prime minister and directly electing chief ministers for the seven provinces of Nepal.[9][10][60]

The party in its manifesto for the 2022 elections also supported the idea of a non-partisan president elected by an expanded electoral college which would incorporate elected representatives from ward chairs to federal lawmakers and also touted the idea of the chairman of the National Assembly acting as the de facto vice-president.[61] The party also seeks to end political appointments in constitutional bodies and has called for the Constitutional Council to be scrapped, and for appointments to constitutional bodies be recommended by the National Assembly and confirmed by the House of Representatives instead. The party has also called for the dissolution of provincial assemblies, district co-ordination committees and has stood in favour of a provincial council which would be elected by the heads of local governments in the province. The party chair Rabi Lamichhane did not cast his vote at the 2022 provincial elections.[62][63]

Economic and social welfare

The party sees the private sector, co-operatives and the public sector as the three pillars of the economy. The party favors competition and seeks to establish a growing role of the private sector as an alternative to the public sector in order to deliver services to the people and for economic growth. The party wants to end income tax for people in the lowest octile of earners in the country. The party also seeks to establish food banks in every ward in the country and to guarantee nutrition assistance for people living under the poverty line by issuing them ration cards. The party also seeks to expand the current social welfare system and to include private insurance companies in the social welfare system.[64]

Healthcare

The party supports the establishment of a single-payer healthcare system and the establishment of at least one laboratory and a 750-bed hospital in each of the seven provinces, a 50 to 100-bed hospital in each of the 77 districts, a 6 to 25-bed hospital in each local unit and a clinic in each ward in the country. The party also wants to establish a centralized national ambulance service, health and quality assurance accreditation board, a food and drug department, a central disease board and a health innovation & development board. The party also wants to create a health workers act for public healthcare workers.[64]

Corruption

The party seeks to crackdown on corruption by introducing a Whistleblower Protection Act to protect whistleblowers and by establishing an Anti-Corruption Police under the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority.[64]

Women and sexual minorities

The party has also called for the establishment of shelters for victims of abuse and the creation of a fund to help victims of human trafficking, domestic violence and acid attack victims. The party also seeks to promote entrepreneurship among women and sexual minorities by establishing funds for businesses where at least sixty percent of the shareholders or employees are female or of a sexual minority group.[64]

Election results

The party nominated 131 candidates for the First Past the Post seats for the 2022 Nepalese general election.[65] The party nominated 164 candidates for the First Past the Post seats for the 2026 Nepalese general election.[66]

Election Leader Constituency votes Party list votes Seats ± Position Resulting government
No. % ± No. % ±
2022 Rabi Lamichhane 815,023 7.77 1,130,344 10.70
21 / 275
 4th In coalition
Opposition
2026 4,650,697 44.17 Increase 36.4 5,183,493 47.84 Increase 37.14
182 / 275
 Increase 161 Increase 1st Government

Leadership

Current office bearers

(As of June 2026)
SN Position Office bearer Portrait Term since Ref.
1 President Rabi Lamichhane 1 July 2022 [13][67][68]
2 Vice President Swarnim Wagle 29 November 2023 [69][70]
Sobita Gautam 26 June 2026 [71][72]
TBC
3 General Secretary Bipin Kumar Acharya 26 June 2026 [73][74]
TBC
4 Joint General Secretary Asim Shah 26 June 2026 [75]
Hari Dhakal 26 June 2026 [75]
Nisha Dangi 26 June 2026 [76]
TBC
TBC
5 Spokesperson TBC
6 Joint Spokesperson TBC
TBC
TBC
7 Treasurer TBC
8 Joint Treasurer TBC
TBC

Former office bearers

Position Office bearer Term Ref. Remarks
Vice President Dol Prasad Aryal Jul 2022 – Mar 2026 [77] Elected Speaker
General Secretary Mukul Dhakal Jul 2022 – Jul 2024 [13][78][79] Suspended & subsequently removed
Kabindra Burlakoti Jun 2025 – Jun 2026 [80] Term ended
Joint General Secretary Bipin Kumar Acharya Nov 2023 – Jun 2026 [69] Term ended
Sumana Shrestha Nov 2023 – Apr 2025 [81] Resigned
Spokesperson Manish Jha Jun 2025 – Jun 2026 [82] Term ended

Members of Parliament

Pratinidhi Shabha (2026–present)

These MPs list of order is based on party power holdings, ministerial rank, and tenure in the House of Representatives.

No. MPs Portrait Constituency Assumed office End Office Tenure Preceded by
1. Rabi Lamichhane Chitwan 2 27 March 2026 199 days Krishna Bhakta Pokhrel
2. Balendra Shah Jhapa 5 27 March 2026 199 days K.P. Sharma Oli
3. Swarnim Wagle Tanahun 1 27 March 2026 199 days Ram Chandra Paudel
4. Dol Prasad Aryal Kathmandu 9 27 March 2026 199 days Krishna Gopal Shrestha
5. Kabindra Burlakoti
Gorkha 2 27 March 2026 199 days Pushpa Kamal Dahal
6. Manish Jha Dhanusha 3 27 March 2026 199 days Julie Kumari Mahato
7. Shishir Khanal Kathmandu 6 27 March 2026 199 days Bhimsen Das Pradhan
8. Biraj Bhakta Shrestha
Kathmandu 8 27 March 2026 199 days Jeevan Ram Shrestha
9. Hari Dhakal
Chitwan 1 27 March 2026 199 days Surendra Pandey
10. Bipin Kumar Acharya Dang 2 27 March 2026 199 days Rekha Sharma
11. Nisha Dangi Jhapa 1 27 March 2026 199 days Bishwa Prakash Sharma
12. Sobita Gautam Chitwan 3 27 March 2026 199 days Bikram Pandey
13. Toshima Karki Lalitpur 3 27 March 2026 199 days Pampha Bhusal
14. Indira Ranamagar Jhapa 2 27 March 2026 199 days Dev Raj Ghimire
15. Ganesh Parajuli
Kathmandu 7 27 March 2026 199 days Ram Bir Manandhar
16. Amresh Kumar Singh
Sarlahi 4 27 March 2026 199 days –
17. Sasmit Pokharel Kathmandu 5 27 March 2026 199 days Pradip Paudel
18. Mohan Lal Acharya Kapilvastu 1 27 March 2026 199 days Balram Adhikari
19. Krishna Hari Budhathoki Ramechhap 1 27 March 2026 199 days Purna Bahadur Tamang
20. Paras Mani Gelal Udayapur 1 27 March 2026 199 days Narayan Khadka
21. Yagyamani Neupane Morang 1 27 March 2026 199 days Dig Bahadur Limbu
22. Deepak Raj Bohara Kanchanpur 2 27 March 2026 199 days Narayan Prakash Saud
23. Bharat Prasad Parajuli Sindhupalchok 1 27 March 2026 199 days Madhav Sapkota
24. Badan Kumar Bhandari Kavrepalanchok 2 27 March 2026 199 days Gokul Prasad Baskota
25. Sagar Dhakal Gulmi 1 27 March 2026 199 days Chandra Bhandari
26. Lekhjung Thapa Rupandehi 3 27 March 2026 199 days Deepak Bohara
27. Bina Gurung
Kaski 3 27 March 2026 199 days Damodar Prasad Bairagi
28. Shreeram Neupane Tanahun 2 27 March 2026 199 days Shankar Bhandari
29. Sushant Vaidik Pyuthan 1 27 March 2026 199 days Surya Bahadur Thapa Chhetri
30. Sushil Khadka Baglung 1 27 March 2026 199 days Chitra Bahadur K.C.
31. Kamal Subedi Dang 3 27 March 2026 199 days Deepak Giri
32. Aashish Gajurel Sindhuli 2 27 March 2026 199 days Lekhnath Dahal
33. Bablu Gupta Siraha 1 27 March 2026 199 days Ram Shankar Yadav
34. Sunil Lamsal Rupandehi 1 27 March 2026 199 days Chhabilal Bishwakarma
35. Bodh Narayan Shrestha Dhading 2 27 March 2026 199 days Ram Nath Adhikari
36. Bikram Timilsina Nuwakot 1 27 March 2026 199 days Hit Bahadur Tamang
37. Sulabh Kharel Rupandehi 2 27 March 2026 199 days Bishnu Prasad Paudel
38. Rajiv Khatri Bhaktapur 2 27 March 2026 199 days Durlabh Thapa Chhetri
39. Pradip Bista Kathmandu 10 27 March 2026 199 days Rajendra Kumar KC
40. Bishwaraj Pokharel Okhaldhunga 1 27 March 2026 199 days Ram Hari Khatiwada
41. Jagdish Kharel
Lalitpur 2 27 March 2026 199 days Prem Bahadur Maharjan
42. Sudan Gurung Gorkha 1 27 March 2026 199 days Rajendra Bajgain
43. Ranju Darshana
Kathmandu 1 27 March 2026 199 days Prakash Man Singh
44. Pukar Bam Kathmandu 4 27 March 2026 199 days Gagan Thapa
45. Prashant Upreti Makwanpur 2 27 March 2026 199 days Mahesh Kumar Bartaula
46. Madhu Kumar Chaulagain Kavrepalanchok 1 27 March 2026 199 days Surya Man Dong Tamang
47. Ganesh Karki Morang 3 27 March 2026 199 days Sunil Sharma
48. Tara Prasad Joshi
Dadeldhura 1 27 March 2026 199 days Sher Bahadur Deuba
49. Rajunath Pandey Kathmandu 3 27 March 2026 199 days Santosh Chalise
50. Dhananjaya Regmi Syangja 1 27 March 2026 199 days Raju Thapa
51. Shiv Shankar Yadav Siraha 2 27 March 2026 199 days Raj Kishor Yadav
52. Ashok Kumar Chaudhary Sunsari 3 27 March 2026 199 days Bhagwati Chaudhary
53. Prakash Pathak Jhapa 3 27 March 2026 199 days Rajendra Prasad Lingden
54. Arvind Sah Bara 3 27 March 2026 199 days Jwala Kumari Sah
55. Shambhu Prasad Dhakal Jhapa 4 27 March 2026 199 days Lal Prasad Sawa Limbu
56. Nitima Bhandari Sarlahi 1 27 March 2026 199 days Ram Prakash Chaudhary
57. Hari Prasad Bhusal Arghakhanchi 1 27 March 2026 199 days Top Bahadur Rayamajhi
58. Sunil K.C. Kathmandu 2 27 March 2026 199 days Sobita Gautam
59. Khadak Raj Paudel Kaski 1 27 March 2026 199 days Man Bahadur Gurung
60. Gauri Kumari Yadav Mahottari 4 27 March 2026 199 days Mahendra Kumar Raya
61. Rajan Gautam Nawalpur 1 27 March 2026 199 days Shashanka Koirala
62. Janak Singh Dhami Kanchanpur 1 27 March 2026 199 days Tara Lama Tamang
63. Rubina Acharya Morang 6 27 March 2026 199 days Shekhar Koirala
64. Bikram Khanal Nawalparasi 1 27 March 2026 199 days Binod Chaudhary
65. Rahbar Ansari Bara 4 27 March 2026 199 days Krishna Kumar Shrestha
66. Som Sharma Baglung 2 27 March 2026 199 days Devendra Paudel
67. Rukesh Ranjit Bhaktapur 1 27 March 2026 199 days Prem Suwal
68. Govinda Panthi Gulmi 2 27 March 2026 199 days Gokarna Bista
69. Gyanendra Singh Mahata Kanchanpur 3 27 March 2026 199 days Ramesh Lekhak
70. Asha Jha Morang 5 27 March 2026 199 days Yogendra Mandal
71. Ramesh Kumar Sapkota Surkhet 2 27 March 2026 199 days Hridaya Ram Thani
72. Tek Bahadur Shakya Parsa 4 27 March 2026 199 days Ramesh Rijal
73. Uttam Prasad Paudel Kaski 2 27 March 2026 199 days Bidya Bhattarai
74. Hari Mohan Bhandari Baitadi 1 27 March 2026 199 days Damodar Bhandari
75. K.P. Khanal
Kailali 2 27 March 2026 199 days Arun Kumar Chaudhary
76. Ananda Bahadur Chand Kailali 5 27 March 2026 199 days Dilli Raj Pant
77. Dharmaraj K.C. Lamjung 1 27 March 2026 199 days Prithvi Subba Gurung
78. Sagar Bhusal Parbat 1 27 March 2026 199 days Padam Giri
79. Manish Khanal Nawalpur 2 27 March 2026 199 days Bishnu Kumar Karki
80. Dhanendra Karki Sindhuli 1 27 March 2026 199 days Shyam Kumar Ghimire
81. Ashika Tamang
Dhading 1 27 March 2026 199 days Rajendra Prasad Pandey
82. Ramjee Yadav Saptari 2 27 March 2026 199 days CK Raut
83. Buddha Ratna Maharjan Lalitpur 1 27 March 2026 199 days Udaya Shumsher Rana
84. Komal Gyawali Kailali 1 27 March 2026 199 days Ranjeeta Shrestha
85. Lal Bikram Thapa Sunsari 2 27 March 2026 199 days Bhim Acharya
86. Ganesh Dhimal Bara 1 27 March 2026 199 days Achyut Prasad Mainali
87. Ujjwal Kumar Jha Mahottari 3 27 March 2026 199 days Mahantha Thakur
88. Madhav Bahadur Thapa Palpa 2 27 March 2026 199 days Thakur Prasad Gaire
89. Jagat Prasad Joshi Kailali 3 27 March 2026 199 days Ganga Ram Chaudhary
90. Raj Kishor Mahato
Dhanusha 4 27 March 2026 199 days Raghubir Mahaseth
91. Buddhi Prasad Pant Parsa 1 27 March 2026 199 days Pradeep Yadav
92. Thakur Singh Tharu Bardiya 1 27 March 2026 199 days Sanjay Kumar Gautam
93. Pramod Kumar Mahato
Mahottari 1 27 March 2026 199 days Giriraj Mani Pokharel
94. Rabindra Patel Rautahat 3 27 March 2026 199 days Prabhu Sah
95. Ganesh Paudel Rautahat 4 27 March 2026 199 days Dev Prasad Timilsena
96. Dipak Kumar Sah Mahottari 2 27 March 2026 199 days Sharat Singh Bhandari
97. Santosh Rajbanshi Morang 4 27 March 2026 199 days Aman Lal Modi
98. Prakash Gautam Makwanpur 1 27 March 2026 199 days Deepak Bahadur Singh
99. Bikram Thapa Kapilvastu 2 27 March 2026 199 days Surendra Raj Acharya
100. Narendra Kumar Gupta Nawalparasi 2 27 March 2026 199 days Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan
101. Achuttam Lamichhane Nuwakot 2 27 March 2026 199 days Arjun Narasingha KC
102. Devraj Pathak Dang 1 27 March 2026 199 days Metmani Chaudhary
103. Khagendra Sunar Banke 3 27 March 2026 199 days Kishore Singh Rathore
104. Shreedhar Pokharel Bardiya 2 27 March 2026 199 days Lalbir Chaudhary
105. Khem Raj Koirala Kailali 4 27 March 2026 199 days Bir Bahadur Balayar
106. Surya Bahadur Tamang Udayapur 2 27 March 2026 199 days Ambar Bahadur Rayamajhi
107. Suresh Kumar Chaudhary Banke 1 27 March 2026 199 days Surya Prasad Dhakal
108. Ram Binod Yadav Dhanusha 2 27 March 2026 199 days Ram Krishna Yadav
109. Tapeshwor Yadav Siraha 4 27 March 2026 199 days Birendra Prasad Mahato
110. Sushil Kumar Kanu Parsa 2 27 March 2026 199 days Ajay Chaurasiya
111. Kanhaiya Baniya Rupandehi 4 27 March 2026 199 days Sarbendra Nath Shukla
112. Pushpa Kumari Chaudhary Saptari 1 27 March 2026 199 days Nawal Kishor Sah
113. Amarkant Chaudhary Saptari 3 27 March 2026 199 days Dinesh Kumar Yadav
114. Sitaram Sah Saptari 4 27 March 2026 199 days Teju Lal Chaudhary
115. Narendra Sah Kalwar Sarlahi 3 27 March 2026 199 days Rameshwar Raya Yadav
116. Rabin Mahato Sarlahi 2 27 March 2026 199 days Mahindra Ray Yadav
117. Shambhu Kumar Yadav Siraha 3 27 March 2026 199 days Lila Nath Shrestha
118. Krishna Kumar Karki Morang 2 27 March 2026 199 days Rishikesh Pokharel
119. Ramakant Prasad Chaurasiya Parsa 3 27 March 2026 199 days Raj Kumar Gupta
120. Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary Rautahat 1 27 March 2026 199 days Madhav Kumar Nepal
121. Taufique Ahmad Khan Rupandehi 5 27 March 2026 199 days Basudev Ghimire
122. Jhabilal Dumre Syangja 2 27 March 2026 199 days Dhanraj Gurung
123. Chandan Kumar Singh Bara 2 27 March 2026 199 days Upendra Yadav
124. Deepak Kumar Sah Sunsari 4 27 March 2026 199 days Gyanendra Bahadur Karki
125. Jagadish Kharel Dolakha 1 27 March 2026 199 days Ganga Karki

Proportional Representation (2026–present)

No. MPs Portrait Category Assumed Office End Office Tenure
126. Pratibha Rawal Khas Arya 27 March 2026 199 days
127. Lima Adhikari 27 March 2026 199 days
128. Samikchya Baskota 27 March 2026 199 days
129. Rima Biswokarma Dalit 27 March 2026 199 days
130. Sita Badi 27 March 2026 199 days
131. Nisha Mehta Madheshi 27 March 2026 199 days
132. Geeta Chaudhary Tharu 27 March 2026 199 days
133. Ojashwi Sherchan Janajati 27 March 2026 199 days
134. Prakash Chandra Pariyar Dalit 27 March 2026 199 days
135. Vidhusi Rana Khas Arya 27 March 2026 199 days
136. Ramesh Prasai 27 March 2026 199 days
137. Samina Miya Muslim 27 March 2026 199 days
138. Afsana Banu 27 March 2026 199 days
139. Galaja Samim Mkirani 27 March 2026 199 days
140. Surendra Chaudhary Tharu 27 March 2026 199 days
141. Premlal Chaudhary 27 March 2026 199 days
142. Karishma Kathariya 27 March 2026 199 days
143. Khagendra Karna Madeshi 27 March 2026 199 days
144. Kamini Kumari Chaudhari 27 March 2026 199 days
145. Sarita Mahato 27 March 2026 199 days
146. Ankita Thakur 27 March 2026 199 days
147. Lalita Kumari 27 March 2026 199 days
148. Purshuttam Yadav 27 March 2026 199 days
149. Poonam Kumari Agrawal 27 March 2026 199 days
150. Anushka Shrestha
Janajati 27 March 2026 199 days
151. Mingma Gyabu Sherpa
27 March 2026 199 days
152. Bhumika Shrestha
27 March 2026 199 days
153. Basumaya Tamang 27 March 2026 199 days
154. Ganga Chhantyal 27 March 2026 199 days
155. Sumnima Udas 27 March 2026 199 days
156. Sirjana Shrestha 27 March 2026 199 days
157. Rajani Shrestha 27 March 2026 199 days
158. Kusum Maharjan 27 March 2026 199 days
159. Pramila Kuluju 27 March 2026 199 days
160. Sujata Tamang 27 March 2026 199 days
161. Kripa Maharjan 27 March 2026 199 days
162. Eliza Gurung 27 March 2026 199 days
163. Ram Lama 27 March 2026 199 days
164. Khusbu Shrestha 27 March 2026 199 days
165. Prabha Dhakal Khas Arya 27 March 2026 199 days
166. Gyanu Poudyal 27 March 2026 199 days
167. Ratna Kumari Thapa 27 March 2026 199 days
168. Shobha Khanal 27 March 2026 199 days
169. Prabha Karki 27 March 2026 199 days
170. Manju Bhusal 27 March 2026 199 days
171. Shristi Bhattarai 27 March 2026 199 days
172. Aakriti Awasthi 27 March 2026 199 days
173. Kranti Sikha Dhital 27 March 2026 199 days
174. Tika Sangraula 27 March 2026 199 days
175. Shraddha Kunwar Chhetri 27 March 2026 199 days
176. Rachana Khatiwada Khatri 27 March 2026 199 days
177. Amrita B.K. Dalit 27 March 2026 199 days
178. Khima B.K. 27 March 2026 199 days
179. Tara Biswokarma 27 March 2026 199 days
180. Sushma Swarnakar 27 March 2026 199 days
181. Smriti Century 27 March 2026 199 days
182.

Pratinidhi Shabha (2022–2025)

These MPs list of order is based on party power holdings, ministerial rank, and tenure in the House of Representatives.

No. MPs Portrait Assumed office End office Tenure Preceded by Constituency
1. Rabi Lamichhane 1 July 2022 27 January 2023 210 days Position Created Chitwan 2
29 January 2023 12 September 2025 2 years, 226 days Dol Prasad Aryal
2. Swarnim Wagle 28 April 2023 2 years, 137 days Ram Chandra Poudel Tanahun 1
3. Sumana Shrestha 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days – elected as a proportional representative
4. Dol Prasad Aryal
5. Manish Jha
6. Biraj Bhakta Shrestha
22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days Jeevan Ram Shrestha Kathmandu 8
7. Toshima Karki 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days Pampha Bhusal Lalitpur 3
8. Hari Dhakal 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days Surendra Pandey Chitwan 1
9. Shishir Khanal
22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days Bhimsen Das Pradhan Kathmandu 6
10. Sobita Gautam 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days Madhav Kumar Nepal Kathmandu 2
11. Ganesh Parajuli 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days Rambir Manandhar Kathmandu 7
12. Santosh Pariyar
22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days – elected as a proportional representative
13. Indira Ranamagar 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days
14. Chanda Karki 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days
15. Nisha Dangi 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days
16. Asim Shah 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days
17. Shiva Nepali 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days
18. Ashok Kumar Chaudhary 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days
19. Binita Kathayat 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days
20. Laxmi Tiwari 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days
21. Bindabasini Kansakar 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days Dhaka Kumar Shrestha

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The party reported that, as of 1 July 2026, 390,112 members had been verified using official documents out of 523,465 membership applications registered in its digital system. RSP stated that the remaining applications were still under verification and that the preliminary application total should not be presented as the final membership record.[2]
  2. ↑ Nepali: राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी, lit. 'National Independent Party'

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