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Rastriya Prajantra Party (RPP) Chairman Rajendra Lingden has said that his party is not in a hurry to join the government. He said so during a program organized to welcome and congratulate the newly elected lawmakers from RPP. He, however, said that the RPP has not vowed to stay away from the government either. The Party's agenda and values would be set gradually and it would take decisions on time, Lingden added. Lingden claimed that his party had taken a right track from the election. He was also of the view that the RPP could not collect the votes as per its expectation due to the failure to mobilize the party effectively. However, it won people's trust. The Chairperson also made it clear that new persons having capacity and potential were made the lawmakers. On the occasion, RPP leader Pashupati Shumsher JB Rana suggested the newly elected members of the House of Representatives from the party to be watchful on the old parties and government activities. Parliament should be utilized as a platform to show capacity, he said.

Newly elected lawmakers will be administered the oath of office and secrecy on Thursday. Federal Parliamentary Secretariat Secretary Gopalnath Yogi said that preparations are underway to administer the oath of office secrecy to the lawmakers at 1 pm on December 22. The federal parliamentary secretary has to issue a notice three days before the swearing-in ceremony. The Article 88 of the Constitution requires that every member of the Federal Parliament has to take the oath of office and secrecy as provided in the law before taking part in the meeting of the Parliament or its committees for the first time. According to a provision, the senior-most (by age) member should take an oath from the President before administering oath to other members. This should be done before the House elects the Speaker. The Secretariat has urged all the elected members to be present in the oath-taking ceremony with the certificates of the election, a photocopy of the Nepali citizenship and two recent passport size photos.  The members are requested to wear the national uniform and their cultural attires during the ceremony. For any member wishing to take oath in mother tongue, the translated version of the oath details shall be presented to the Secretariat beforehand.

The Nepali Congress has decided to hold the election to choose the party’s Parliamentary Party leader on December 21. A meeting of the Election Committee held on Monday made the decision to this effect. Earlier on Sunday, the NC had formed a three-member committee under the headship of Bhishmaraj Angdembe to hold the election for the parliamentary party leader. Pushpa Bhusal and Prakash Snehi are the other members of the committee. The Congress has 89 lawmakers. Party President Sher Bahadur Deuba, senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel, Shekhar Koirala and General Secretary Gagan Thapa have staked claim for the post of prime minister.

Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has been elected as the party’s Parliamentary Party leader. Party Spokesperson and General Secretary Dr Mukul Dhakal said that a meeting held on Monday unanimously elected Lamichhane as the Parliamentary Party leader. Rastriya Swatantra Party has won 20 seats—seven seats directly and 13 seats through the proportional representation electoral system. The party, however, is yet to choose chief whip and whip among others.