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Rastriya Swatantra Party
राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी
AbbreviationRSP
PresidentRabi Lamichhane
General SecretaryBipin Kumar Acharya
SpokespersonManish Jha
Vice-PresidentSwarnim Wagle
Sobita Gautam
Parliamentary leaderBalen Shah
Joint General SecretaryHari Dhakal
Asim Shah
Nisha Dangi
Chief WhipKabindra Burlakoti
Party TreasurerLima Adhikari
FounderRabi Lamichhane
Founded1 July 2022 (2022-07-01)
Merger of
HeadquartersChamati, Banasthali 16, Kathmandu
Membership (June 2026)516,296[2]
Increased from 241,799 (2025)[3];
+274,497 (Increase113.5%)
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 (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी, lit. 'National Independent Party', abbr. RSP (Nepali: रास्वपा)) is a centrist[4][5] political party in Nepal.[7][8][9] The party became the largest national party of Nepal following a landslide victory in the 2026 general election.[10] As a centrist party, the party strongly follows Right to Recall provisions for its elected MPs,[11] 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,[12] ‘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.[13]

The party was a coalition partner in the Prachanda-led government with four cabinet ministries from 6 March 2024 to 12 July 2024.[14][15] Previously, it was a junior ally in the Prachanda-led government from 26 December 2022 until 5 February 2023.[16][17] The party was announced by Rabi Lamichhane in June 2022[18] and registered with the Election Commission of Nepal on 1 July 2022, ahead of the 2022 Nepalese general election.[19][20] The RSP was previously the fourth-largest national party in Nepal after the 2022 general election.[21]

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.[22] On 21 June 2022, he announced the formation of Rastriya Swatantra Party along with a 21-member central committee.[18][23] 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.[24]

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.[25] It received 10.70% of the party list vote and became one of seven national parties in the Federal Parliament.[26] Following the election, the party joined the coalition government of Pushpa Kamal Dahal with party president Rabi Lamichhane serving as deputy prime minister.[27] Indira Rana Magar from the party was elected as the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.[28]

The party withdrew from the cabinet after Lamichhane's citizenship was declared invalid by the Supreme Court, but continued to support the government.[29][30] Following the decision, Dol Prasad Aryal became acting president of the party.[31][32] The party replaced list MP Dhaka Kumar Shrestha and expelled him from the party following corruption accusations.[33][34]

The party contested the by-elections in 2023 and gained a seat in Tanahun 1 while Lamichhane was re-elected from Chitwan 2.[35][36] 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.[37][38] The party expelled general secretary Mukul Dhakal from the party for violating party rules.[39]

Party president Lamichhane was arrested in October 2024 following accusations of cooperative fraud and Dol Prasad Aryal served as acting president.[40] In June 2025, Kabindra Burlakoti was appointed as general secretary and Manish Jha was appointed as party spokesperson.[41]

Gen Z protests (2025–present)

Following the Gen Z protests, former MP Sumana Shrestha resigned from the party.[42] Chief whip Santosh Pariyar also left the party and joined the Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party.[43][44] 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.[45] The agreement with Ujyaalo Nepal Party later collapsed and the merger did not go ahead.[46] 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.[21]

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.[23][18] The party selected candidates for the 2022 general election through a primary election.[47] The party helds it's General Convention every 4-5 year.

Ideology

The party supports constitutional socialism,[48] progressivism,[49] secularism,[50] pragmatism, participatory democracy, social democracy,[48] a liberal economy with a welfare state,[51] economic liberalism,[49] and political freedom.[52] The party has been described as centrist[7][49][53] by different members within the party.[54][55] In 2026, Deutsche Welle referred to the party as "centrist-liberal."[4]

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 92 days
2. Dr. Swarnim Wagle Ministry of Finance
3. Shishir 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
14. Gauri Kumari Yadav Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies 10 April 2026 78 days
15. Ramjee Yadav Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment
16. Suden Gurung

(Re-appointed)

 Ministry of Home Affairs 9 June 2026 18 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
18. Vacant (Allocated to prime minister) Ministry of Defence Incumbent 92 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.[18][23][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 [20][67][68]
2 Senior Leader Balendra Shah 18 January 2026 [69]
3 Vice President Swarnim Wagle 29 November 2023 [70][71]
Sobita Gautam 26 June 2026 [72][73]
TBC
4 General Secretary Bipin Kumar Acharya 26 June 2026 [74][75]
TBC
5 Joint General Secretary Asim Shah 26 June 2026 [76]
Hari Dhakal 26 June 2026 [76]
Nisha Dangi 26 June 2026 [77]
TBC
TBC
6 Spokeperson TBC
7 Joint Spokeperson TBC
TBC
TBC
8 Treasurer TBC
9 Joint Treasurer TBC
TBC

Former office bearers

Position Office bearer Term Ref. Remarks
Vice President Dol Prasad Aryal Jul 2022 - Mar 2026 [78] Elected Speaker
General Secretary Mukul Dhakal Jul 2022 - Jul 2024 [20][79][80] Suspended & subsequently removed
Kabindra Burlakoti Jun 2025 - Jun 2026 [81] Term ended
Joint General Secretary Bipin Kumar Acharya Nov 2023 - Jun 2026 [70] Term ended
Sumana Shrestha Nov 2023 - Apr 2025 [82] Resigned
Spokeperson Manish Jha Jun 2025 - Jun 2026 [83] 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 92 days Krishna Bhakta Pokhrel
2. Balendra Shah
Jhapa 5 27 March 2026 92 days K.P. Sharma Oli
3. Swarnim Wagle
Tanahun 1 27 March 2026 92 days Ram Chandra Paudel
4. Dol Prasad Aryal
Kathmandu 9 27 March 2026 92 days Krishna Gopal Shrestha
5. Kabindra Burlakoti
Gorkha 2 27 March 2026 92 days Pushpa Kamal Dahal
6. Manish Jha
Dhanusha 3 27 March 2026 92 days Julie Kumari Mahato
7. Shishir Khanal
Kathmandu 6 27 March 2026 92 days Bhimsen Das Pradhan
8. Biraj Bhakta Shrestha
Kathmandu 8 27 March 2026 92 days Jeevan Ram Shrestha
9. Hari Dhakal
Chitwan 1 27 March 2026 92 days Surendra Pandey
10. Bipin Kumar Acharya
Dang 2 27 March 2026 92 days Rekha Sharma
11. Nisha Dangi
Jhapa 1 27 March 2026 92 days Bishwa Prakash Sharma
12. Sobita Gautam Chitwan 3 27 March 2026 92 days Bikram Pandey
13. Toshima Karki
Lalitpur 3 27 March 2026 92 days Pampha Bhusal
14. Indira Ranamagar
Jhapa 2 27 March 2026 92 days Dev Raj Ghimire
15. Ganesh Parajuli
Kathmandu 7 27 March 2026 92 days Ram Bir Manandhar
16. Amresh Kumar Singh
Sarlahi 4 27 March 2026 92 days -
17. Sasmit Pokharel Kathmandu 5 27 March 2026 92 days Pradip Paudel
18. Mohan Lal Acharya
Kapilvastu 1 27 March 2026 92 days Balram Adhikari
19. Krishna Hari Budhathoki
Ramechhap 1 27 March 2026 92 days Purna Bahadur Tamang
20. Paras Mani Gelal
Udayapur 1 27 March 2026 92 days Narayan Khadka
21. Yagyamani Neupane
Morang 1 27 March 2026 92 days Dig Bahadur Limbu
22. Deepak Raj Bohara
Kanchanpur 2 27 March 2026 92 days Narayan Prakash Saud
23. Bharat Prasad Parajuli
Sindhupalchok 1 27 March 2026 92 days Madhav Sapkota
24. Badan Kumar Bhandari
Kavrepalanchok 2 27 March 2026 92 days Gokul Prasad Baskota
25. Sagar Dhakal
Gulmi 1 27 March 2026 92 days Chandra Bhandari
26. Lekhjung Thapa
Rupandehi 3 27 March 2026 92 days Deepak Bohara
27. Bina Gurung
Kaski 3 27 March 2026 92 days Damodar Prasad Bairagi
28. Shreeram Neupane
Tanahun 2 27 March 2026 92 days Shankar Bhandari
29. Sushant Vaidik
Pyuthan 1 27 March 2026 92 days Surya Bahadur Thapa Chhetri
30. Sushil Khadka
Baglung 1 27 March 2026 92 days Chitra Bahadur K.C.
31. Kamal Subedi
Dang 3 27 March 2026 92 days Deepak Giri
32. Aashish Gajurel
Sindhuli 2 27 March 2026 92 days Lekhnath Dahal
33. Bablu Gupta
Siraha 1 27 March 2026 92 days Ram Shankar Yadav
34. Sunil Lamsal
Rupandehi 1 27 March 2026 92 days Chhabilal Bishwakarma
35. Bodh Narayan Shrestha
Dhading 2 27 March 2026 92 days Ram Nath Adhikari
36. Bikram Timilsina Nuwakot 1 27 March 2026 92 days Hit Bahadur Tamang
37. Sulabh Kharel
Rupandehi 2 27 March 2026 92 days Bishnu Prasad Paudel
38. Rajiv Khatri
Bhaktapur 2 27 March 2026 92 days Durlabh Thapa Chhetri
39. Pradip Bista
Kathmandu 10 27 March 2026 92 days Rajendra Kumar KC
40. Bishwaraj Pokharel
Okhaldhunga 1 27 March 2026 92 days Ram Hari Khatiwada
41. Jagdish Kharel
Lalitpur 2 27 March 2026 92 days Prem Bahadur Maharjan
42. Sudan Gurung
Gorkha 1 27 March 2026 92 days Rajendra Bajgain
43. Ranju Darshana
Kathmandu 1 27 March 2026 92 days Prakash Man Singh
44. Pukar Bam
Kathmandu 4 27 March 2026 92 days Gagan Thapa
45. Prashant Upreti
Makwanpur 2 27 March 2026 92 days Mahesh Kumar Bartaula
46. Madhu Kumar Chaulagain
Kavrepalanchok 1 27 March 2026 92 days Surya Man Dong Tamang
47. Ganesh Karki
Morang 3 27 March 2026 92 days Sunil Sharma
48. Tara Prasad Joshi
Dadeldhura 1 27 March 2026 92 days Sher Bahadur Deuba
49. Rajunath Pandey
Kathmandu 3 27 March 2026 92 days Santosh Chalise
50. Dhananjaya Regmi
Syangja 1 27 March 2026 92 days Raju Thapa
51. Shiv Shankar Yadav
Siraha 2 27 March 2026 92 days Raj Kishor Yadav
52. Ashok Kumar Chaudhary
Sunsari 3 27 March 2026 92 days Bhagwati Chaudhary
53. Prakash Pathak
Jhapa 3 27 March 2026 92 days Rajendra Prasad Lingden
54. Arvind Sah
Bara 3 27 March 2026 92 days Jwala Kumari Sah
55. Shambhu Prasad Dhakal
Jhapa 4 27 March 2026 92 days Lal Prasad Sawa Limbu
56. Nitima Bhandari
Sarlahi 1 27 March 2026 92 days Ram Prakash Chaudhary
57. Hari Prasad Bhusal
Arghakhanchi 1 27 March 2026 92 days Top Bahadur Rayamajhi
58. Sunil K.C.
Kathmandu 2 27 March 2026 92 days Sobita Gautam
59. Khadak Raj Paudel
Kaski 1 27 March 2026 92 days Man Bahadur Gurung
60. Gauri Kumari Yadav Mahottari 4 27 March 2026 92 days Mahendra Kumar Raya
61. Rajan Gautam
Nawalpur 1 27 March 2026 92 days Shashanka Koirala
62. Janak Singh Dhami
Kanchanpur 1 27 March 2026 92 days Tara Lama Tamang
63. Rubina Acharya
Morang 6 27 March 2026 92 days Shekhar Koirala
64. Bikram Khanal
Nawalparasi 1 27 March 2026 92 days Binod Chaudhary
65. Rahbar Ansari
Bara 4 27 March 2026 92 days Krishna Kumar Shrestha
66. Som Sharma
Baglung 2 27 March 2026 92 days Devendra Paudel
67. Rukesh Ranjit
Bhaktapur 1 27 March 2026 92 days Prem Suwal
68. Govinda Panthi
Gulmi 2 27 March 2026 92 days Gokarna Bista
69. Gyanendra Singh Mahata
Kanchanpur 3 27 March 2026 92 days Ramesh Lekhak
70. Asha Jha
Morang 5 27 March 2026 92 days Yogendra Mandal
71. Ramesh Kumar Sapkota
Surkhet 2 27 March 2026 92 days Hridaya Ram Thani
72. Tek Bahadur Shakya
Parsa 4 27 March 2026 92 days Ramesh Rijal
73. Uttam Prasad Paudel
Kaski 2 27 March 2026 92 days Bidya Bhattarai
74. Hari Mohan Bhandari
Baitadi 1 27 March 2026 92 days Damodar Bhandari
75. K.P. Khanal
Kailali 2 27 March 2026 92 days Arun Kumar Chaudhary
76. Ananda Bahadur Chand
Kailali 5 27 March 2026 92 days Dilli Raj Pant
77. Dharmaraj K.C.
Lamjung 1 27 March 2026 92 days Prithvi Subba Gurung
78. Sagar Bhusal
Parbat 1 27 March 2026 92 days Padam Giri
79. Manish Khanal
Nawalpur 2 27 March 2026 92 days Bishnu Kumar Karki
80. Dhanendra Karki
Sindhuli 1 27 March 2026 92 days Shyam Kumar Ghimire
81. Ashika Tamang
Dhading 1 27 March 2026 92 days Rajendra Prasad Pandey
82. Ramjee Yadav
Saptari 2 27 March 2026 92 days CK Raut
83. Buddha Ratna Maharjan
Lalitpur 1 27 March 2026 92 days Udaya Shumsher Rana
84. Komal Gyawali
Kailali 1 27 March 2026 92 days Ranjeeta Shrestha
85. Lal Bikram Thapa
Sunsari 2 27 March 2026 92 days Bhim Acharya
86. Ganesh Dhimal
Bara 1 27 March 2026 92 days Achyut Prasad Mainali
87. Ujjwal Kumar Jha
Mahottari 3 27 March 2026 92 days Mahantha Thakur
88. Madhav Bahadur Thapa
Palpa 2 27 March 2026 92 days Thakur Prasad Gaire
89. Jagat Prasad Joshi
Kailali 3 27 March 2026 92 days Ganga Ram Chaudhary
90. Raj Kishor Mahato
Dhanusha 4 27 March 2026 92 days Raghubir Mahaseth
91. Buddhi Prasad Pant
Parsa 1 27 March 2026 92 days Pradeep Yadav
92. Thakur Singh Tharu
Bardiya 1 27 March 2026 92 days Sanjay Kumar Gautam
93. Pramod Kumar Mahato
Mahottari 1 27 March 2026 92 days Giriraj Mani Pokharel
94. Rabindra Patel
Rautahat 3 27 March 2026 92 days Prabhu Sah
95. Ganesh Paudel
Rautahat 4 27 March 2026 92 days Dev Prasad Timilsena
96. Dipak Kumar Sah Mahottari 2 27 March 2026 92 days Sharat Singh Bhandari
97. Santosh Rajbanshi Morang 4 27 March 2026 92 days Aman Lal Modi
98. Prakash Gautam Makwanpur 1 27 March 2026 92 days Deepak Bahadur Singh
99. Bikram Thapa Kapilvastu 2 27 March 2026 92 days Surendra Raj Acharya
100. Narendra Kumar Gupta Nawalparasi 2 27 March 2026 92 days Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan
101. Achuttam Lamichhane Nuwakot 2 27 March 2026 92 days Arjun Narasingha KC
102. Devraj Pathak Dang 1 27 March 2026 92 days Metmani Chaudhary
103. Khagendra Sunar Banke 3 27 March 2026 92 days Kishore Singh Rathore
104. Shreedhar Pokharel Bardiya 2 27 March 2026 92 days Lalbir Chaudhary
105. Khem Raj Koirala Kailali 4 27 March 2026 92 days Bir Bahadur Balayar
106. Surya Bahadur Tamang Udayapur 2 27 March 2026 92 days Ambar Bahadur Rayamajhi
107. Suresh Kumar Chaudhary Banke 1 27 March 2026 92 days Surya Prasad Dhakal
108. Ram Binod Yadav Dhanusha 2 27 March 2026 92 days Ram Krishna Yadav
109. Tapeshwor Yadav Siraha 4 27 March 2026 92 days Birendra Prasad Mahato
110. Sushil Kumar Kanu Parsa 2 27 March 2026 92 days Ajay Chaurasiya
111. Kanhaiya Baniya Rupandehi 4 27 March 2026 92 days Sarbendra Nath Shukla
112. Pushpa Kumari Chaudhary Saptari 1 27 March 2026 92 days Nawal Kishor Sah
113. Amarkant Chaudhary Saptari 3 27 March 2026 92 days Dinesh Kumar Yadav
114. Sitaram Sah Saptari 4 27 March 2026 92 days Teju Lal Chaudhary
115. Narendra Sah Kalwar Sarlahi 3 27 March 2026 92 days Rameshwar Raya Yadav
116. Rabin Mahato Sarlahi 2 27 March 2026 92 days Mahindra Ray Yadav
117. Shambhu Kumar Yadav Siraha 3 27 March 2026 92 days Lila Nath Shrestha
118. Krishna Kumar Karki Morang 2 27 March 2026 92 days Rishikesh Pokharel
119. Ramakant Chaurasiya Parsa 3 27 March 2026 92 days Raj Kumar Gupta
120. Rajesh Kumar Chuadhary Rautahat 1 27 March 2026 92 days Madhav Kumar Nepal
121. Taufiq Ahmed Khan Rupandehi 5 27 March 2026 92 days Basudev Ghimire
122. Jhabilal Dumre Syangja 2 27 March 2026 92 days Dhanraj Gurung
123. Chandan Kumar Singh Bara 2 27 March 2026 92 days Upendra Yadav
124. Deepak Kumar Sah Sunsari 4 27 March 2026 92 days Gyanendra Bahadur Karki
125. Jagadish Kharel Dolakha 1 27 March 2026 92 days Ganga Karki

Proportional Representation (2026–present)

No. MPs Portrait Category Assumed Office End Office Tenure
126. Pratibha Rawal
Khas Arya 27 March 2026 92 days
127. Lima Adhikari
27 March 2026 92 days
128. Samikchya Baskota
27 March 2026 92 days
129. Rima Biswokarma
Dalit 27 March 2026 92 days
130. Sita Badi
27 March 2026 92 days
131. Nisha Mehta
Madheshi 27 March 2026 92 days
132. Geeta Chaudhary
Tharu 27 March 2026 92 days
133. Ojashwi Sherchan
Janajati 27 March 2026 92 days
134. Prakash Chandra Pariyar
Dalit 27 March 2026 92 days
135. Vidhusi Rana
Khas Arya 27 March 2026 92 days
136. Ramesh Prasai
27 March 2026 92 days
137. Samina Miya Muslim 27 March 2026 92 days
138. Afsana Banu 27 March 2026 92 days
139. Galaja Samim Mkirani 27 March 2026 92 days
140. Surendra Chaudhary Tharu 27 March 2026 92 days
141. Premlal Chaudhary 27 March 2026 92 days
142. Karishma Kathariya 27 March 2026 92 days
143. Khagendra Karna Madeshi 27 March 2026 92 days
144. Kamini Kumari Chaudhari 27 March 2026 92 days
145. Sarita Mahato 27 March 2026 92 days
146. Ankita Thakur 27 March 2026 92 days
147. Lalita Kumari 27 March 2026 92 days
148. Purshuttam Yadav 27 March 2026 92 days
149. Poonam Kumari Agrawal 27 March 2026 92 days
150. Anushka Shrestha
Janajati 27 March 2026 92 days
151. Mingma Gyabu Sherpa
27 March 2026 92 days
152. Bhumika Shrestha
27 March 2026 92 days
153. Basumaya Tamang 27 March 2026 92 days
154. Ganga Chhantyal 27 March 2026 92 days
155. Sumnima Udas 27 March 2026 92 days
156. Srijana Shrestha 27 March 2026 92 days
157. Rajini Shrestha 27 March 2026 92 days
158. Kusum Maharjan 27 March 2026 92 days
159. Pramila Kaluju 27 March 2026 92 days
160. Sujata Tamang 27 March 2026 92 days
161. Kripa Maharjan 27 March 2026 92 days
162. Aliza Gurung 27 March 2026 92 days
163. Ram Lama 27 March 2026 92 days
164. Khusbu Shrestha 27 March 2026 92 days
165. Prabha Dhakal Khas Arya 27 March 2026 92 days
166. Gyanu Paudel 27 March 2026 92 days
167. Rata Kumari Thapa 27 March 2026 92 days
168. Sobha Khanal 27 March 2026 92 days
169. Prabha Karki 27 March 2026 92 days
170. Manju Bhusal 27 March 2026 92 days
171. Shristi Bhattarai 27 March 2026 92 days
172. Aakriti Awasthi 27 March 2026 92 days
173. Kranti Sikha Dhital 27 March 2026 92 days
174. Tika Sangraula 27 March 2026 92 days
175. Shradhha Kuwar 27 March 2026 92 days
176. Rachana Khatiwoda 27 March 2026 92 days
177. Amrita B.K. Dalit 27 March 2026 92 days
178. Khima B.K. 27 March 2026 92 days
179. Tara Biswokarma 27 March 2026 92 days
180. Sushma Swarnakar 27 March 2026 92 days
181. Smriti Century 27 March 2026 92 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

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