Rastriya Prajatantra Party General Secretary Bhuwan Pathak has been elected as the Speaker of Bagmati Province. Pathak, a candidate from the ruling coalition, secured 62 votes while 39 cast votes against him. Seven lawmakers remained neutral. Another candidate for the post of Speaker, Shivaraj Adhikari of the Nepali Congress garnered 36 votes. At least 65 lawmakers voted against him.

There are 110 members in the Province Assembly.

Jagannath Thapaliya, Parliamentary Party leader of the CPN-UML, proposed Pathak’s candidacy while Yuvaraj Dulal of CPN (Maoist Centre) seconded the proposal. Pathak is a lawmaker under Proportional Representation system.