Balendra Shah (Balen) has been elected as the Parliamentary Party leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party.

Spokesperson Manish Jha said that the Central Committee meeting held today unanimously passed the proposal of party President Rabi Lamichhane to appoint Shah as the Parliamentary Party leader.

Shah is set to become the Prime Minister from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which is going to form a single government after winning 182 seats in the House of Representative elections held on March 5.

He is scheduled to take the oath of office and secrecy at 12: 34 pm on Friday.