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Urmila Aryal has been elected unopposed as the Vice-Chairperson of the National Assembly. National Assembly Chairperson Ganesh Timilsina informed the House that Aryal was elected unopposed as the Vice-Chairperson of National Assembly as no one challenged her candidacy. CPN (Maoist Center) leader Aryal was elected unopposed from the ruling coalition after the Nepali Congress did not field its candidate for the post. Maoist Center Vice-Chairman Naryankaji Shrestha proposed Aryal’s candidacy while CPN-UML leader Devendra Dahal and independent lawmaker Khimlal Devkota seconded his proposal. The post has been lying vacant since Shashi Kala Dahal retired on March 5 last year.

The CPN-UML has decided to hold its Central Committee meeting on February 12. The UML is holding the Central Committee meeting for the first time after the November 20 elections to the House of Representatives and Province Assembly. Central member and Deputy Chief of Central Publicity Department of the party Bishnu Rijal said that the Central Committee will review the election and discuss strengthening the party organization and contemporary political issues.  

The government has started homework to present various bills which are in priority in the Parliament. At a meeting held in Baluwatar on Monday, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a consultation with the whips of various parties on the bills to be presented in the Parliament. During the discussion, the parties have agreed to present various bills related to public concerns in the House on the basis of priority. After the meeting, Chief Whip of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Santosh Pariyar informed that the parties have agreed to finalize the regulations of the House of Representatives within 15 days and agreed to forward the pending bills based on priority. Similarly, CPN (Maoist Center) Chief Whip Hitraj Pandey said that a discussion was held with all the parties to organize the Parliament and to make the bills people oriented. The government is preparing to take the bills on development, good governance, education, health and citizenship among others in the Parliament.

The CPN (Unified Socialist) has decided to hold its national general convention in March 2024. A Central Committee meeting of the party held on Saturday and Sunday set the date for national conclave, informed party's spokesperson Jagannath Khatiwada. Likewise, the party has decided to focus its role for peace and stability in the country and chart out a plan of action to consolidate the party organization, he said. "The party meeting has decided to hold the national general convention by mid-March next year (2024) and prepare a plan of action within mid-June this year for party organizational expansion. We would move ahead accordingly", the spokesperson added.