The two-day orientation program organized by the National Independent Party (NISP) for newly elected MPs was ‘achievement-oriented’, said the participating MPs. The new and re-elected MPs said the program provided clear direction on parliamentary practice, responsibility and conduct.

Ananda Bahadur Chand, who won from Kailali-5, said the program was useful as a ‘sensitization’. ‘It is not that everything can be learned in two days, but it has given us a message that we should speak based on study, research and facts,’ he said. ‘This orientation has guided us to increase our awareness, understanding and responsibility. For which I thank the party.’

Krantishikha Dhital, an MP elected from the proportional representation system, also said that the orientation has been of great help in building a positive political culture. ‘I got an opportunity to learn from experienced leaders. We cannot understand many things by reading or writing, many things are learned through experience. The need for learning increases after reaching the highest level of the state, so this program has brought a lot of benefits to me personally,' she said. 'During the orientation, we were also taught that becoming an MP means entering public life, so we should pay attention to our conduct and behavior. It has created a very positive and energetic atmosphere among all the friends.' According to Dhital, although there were light discussions on the agenda, those topics were prioritized during the learning process as they needed to pay attention to small things along with the topic of how we should conduct ourselves during the orientation. 'We have moved forward in connection with the campaign to build and change the country,' she added. 'Such an orientation has been very useful in ending one political culture and taking a leap into another. It has benefited us personally a lot.' It has created a very positive vibe among all the friends.'

Engineer Arvind Sah, who became a member of the House of Representatives for the first time after being elected from Bara-3, said that this program was fruitful for him. 'After winning the election, there was confusion about what responsibilities and roles were. We did not have to tell the party about this. The orientation gave us clarity,' he said. 'Orientation was also necessary to 'align' the MPs from different professions and backgrounds towards the same goal.'

'Our work should not disappoint the people's hopes. We will have to do a lot of work to take the current frustration of the people in a positive direction.' We should work in such a way that the public does not raise a finger,' he said, 'We learned from here that we should play a collaborative role with the state and local people and move forward in the direction of building a good political character.'

Samina Miya, a proportional representation MP from the Muslim community elected from Chitwan-2, said that the program sent a message that 'we should work with prior preparation.' 'There has been clarity on how to conduct civilized political practice in parliament,' she said, 'We still have to learn some things, but this program has provided us with useful lessons.'

Hari Dhakal, who is also a former MP, elected from Chitwan-1, expressed confidence that the orientation program will further increase the influence of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in parliamentary practice. 'We come from different professions and fields. Some friends have long organizational practice, while others may have less experience. Just as we raised issues of concern to the general public when there were 21 MPs last time, now that there are 182, the things we learned in two days will be clearly reflected in the House,' he said, 'The orientation program also provided an opportunity for discussions on policy-level levels such as policy-making, parliamentary practice, parliamentary dignity and budget preparation.'