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Vice President of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Dol Prasad Aryal has urged the party’s newly elected lawmakers to fulfill their responsibilities while maintaining the civic trust and confidence placed in them.

Addressing an orientation and introduction program organized by the party for its newly elected lawmakers, Aryal echoed the need for both the party and its representatives to work in the best interests of the nation and its people.

“It is necessary to form a government that can deliver effectively so that citizens can truly feel the presence of the state, end corruption, and establish good governance. Political parties that held state power for a long time are now facing consequences due to their past wrongdoings. This has made our party and the people's representatives more responsible and accountable to citizens,” he said.

Another Vice President, Swarnim Wagle, stressed the need for preserving public trust by respecting and safeguarding the mandate given by voters. 

He added that the party had received a significant level of public support, reflecting strong faith from the electorate.

“Establishing a functional and accountable system is one of the core commitments of our party. The people’s mandate is sufficient for us to act, and we are obliged to deliver with honesty,” he stated.

Wagle also urged party lawmakers to carry out their legislative duties responsibly, recognize the significance of the public mandate, prioritize public concerns, and raise their voices if the party becomes involved in any wrongdoing.

According to the party’s General Secretary, Kabindra Burlakoti, the program aimed to familiarize newly elected lawmakers with parliamentary practices, legislative procedures, policy formulation, and the roles of parliamentary committees.

President Ram Chandra Paudel has expressed heartfelt condolences to KP Sharma Oli, Chairman of the CPN-UML, who is in mourning.

President Paudel visited the residence of former Prime Minister Oli in Gundu, Bhaktapur to express his condolences and other members of the mourning family.

Former Prime Minister Oli's father, Mohan Prasad Oli, passed away last Friday at the age of 97.

The Election Commission (EC) is to provide certificates to the winners of the House of Representatives (HoR) elections under the proportional representation (PR) system on Wednesday.

According to Krishna Bahadur Raut, the Election Officer of the PR electoral system, the winners of the HoR seat under the PR system will be given certificates at 11:30 am on Wednesday at the EC premises.

The name of 110 candidates elected under the PR system from the HoR elections conducted on March 5 was released by the EC on Monday.   

According to the EC, six different political parties have gained the status of national party by crossing a minimum threshold of three percent of the total valid votes. 

Under the PR system, the Rastriya Swatantra Party has won 57 seats, Nepali Congress 20, CPN-UML 16 and nine by the Nepali Communist Party. Likewise, Shram Sanskriti Party and Rastriya Prajatantra Party won equal four seats under the PR system.  

The election process of the HoR elections conducted on March 5 will be completed after providing certificates to the winning candidates.

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is running an orientation program for its newly-elected Members of Parliament (MPs). 

The two-day residential program is beginning today in Lalitpur, the party stated.

RSP Spokesperson Manish Jha shared that parliamentary practices, policymaking, parliamentary businesses and the responsibilities of people's representatives, party policies to be applied and other related matters would be shared to the MPs.

Earlier on Monday, the party's General Secretary Kabindra Burlakoti issued a six-point directive to the party lawmakers, asking them to attend the orientation program.  

The RSP won 182 seats under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) and proportional representation (PR) system in the House of Representatives (HoR) elections conducted on March 5.