The day after the newly elected MPs took the oath, senior RSP leader Balendra Shah will take the oath of office of Prime Minister before the President on Chaitra 13. The top leaders of the RSP have reached an understanding that the Balendra government will have a maximum of 15 ministries.

The Prime Minister's oath and the formation of the Council of Ministers were discussed in a meeting held between them on Thursday. The meeting, attended by President Ravi Lamichhane, senior leader Shah, and vice-presidents DP Aryal and Swarnim Wagle, discussed the priorities of the initial phase of the government along with the Prime Minister's oath.

 Since the comfortable majority of almost two-thirds has been obtained in the House of Representatives, the leaders have decided to take the oath of office of Prime Minister only after taking the oath of MPs. After the oath of MPs is scheduled to be taken on Chaitra 12, an understanding has been reached among the top leaders of the RSP to take the oath of Prime Minister the next day and to have the ministers who will join the Council of Ministers also take the oath on the same day. 

The Election Commission distributed certificates to members of the House of Representatives elected through the proportional system on Thursday. On Thursday itself, the commission submitted the report on the House of Representatives elections to President Ram Chandra Poudel and informed the Federal Parliament Secretariat about it. With this, the path to forming a new government has been opened, and the leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) are busy with the homework of forming the government.

The Parliament Secretariat had called representatives of six political parties, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Nepali Congress (NCS), the Nepali Muslim League (UML), the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), the Nepali Congress Party (NCP), the Nepali Congress Party (NCP), the Nepali Congress Party (NCP), the Nepali Congress Party (NCP), the Nepali Congress Party (NCP), the Nepali Congress Party (NCP), the Nepali Congress Party (NCP), the Nepali Congress Party (NCP), the Nepali Congress Party (NCP) The oath-taking of the ministers is also being prepared on the same day,' Burlakoti told Kantipur. After the Parliament Secretariat fixed the date for the swearing-in of the MPs, the top leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) held a meeting and proposed a date for senior party leader Shah to take oath as the Prime Minister. The leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have said that they are preparing to send a proposal to the President's Office to arrange for the swearing-in of the Prime Minister on that date. 

 The oath-taking of the newly elected members of the House of Representatives has been scheduled for 2 pm on Chaitra 12. According to General Secretary of the Parliament Secretariat Padma Prasad Pandey, the date of the oath-taking of the members of the House of Representatives has been decided after consultation with the political parties represented in the House of Representatives. The Parliament Secretariat has already issued a public notice for the oath-taking of the members of the House. Arrangements have been made to take the oath-taking of the members of the House of Representatives in the multi-purpose hall of the under-construction Parliament Building. 

The Parliament Secretariat had called representatives of six political parties - the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sansthan (RSS), the Nepali Congress (NCP), the Nepali Muslim League (UML), the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), the Nepali Congress According to sources close to the king, discussions are ongoing on the selection of ministers along with the review of the election, prioritization of work to be done after the formation of the government, and other issues. 

Chairman Lamichhane, the vice-chairmen and the MPs were busy with orientation and introductory programs on Tuesday and Wednesday. After that work was completed, all four top leaders of the party sat down and discussed issues including government formation. According to the leaders participating in the meeting, an understanding was reached to take steps towards 'good governance' with the formation of the government.

A general discussion was also held in the meeting between the top leaders about how many members will participate in the Council of Ministers. It was agreed that there will be a maximum of 15 ministries in the Balendra government. Article 76 (9) of the Constitution makes provisions regarding the size of the Council of Ministers. Regarding the size of the Council of Ministers, the Constitution states, 'The President, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, shall form a Council of Ministers consisting of a maximum of 25 members, including the Prime Minister, from among the members of the Federal Parliament, in accordance with the principle of inclusion.' There is a provision in the Constitution that the term minister means Deputy Prime Minister, Minister, Minister of State and Assistant Minister. Leaders say that further discussions will be held between Chairman Lamichhane and senior leader Shah on who will be the ministers and how many there will be.

Top leaders have also discussed amending the statute by holding a meeting of the central committee before taking the oath of office as MPs. A leader said that a decision will be taken on the issue of amending the statute by calling a meeting of the RSP central committee. The RSP is going to amend the provision related to the selection of the parliamentary party leader in the party statute.

The central committee is going to amend the provision related to the selection of the parliamentary party leader as the party statute is also in conflict with the Political Parties Act, 2073 BS. Section 25 of the Political Parties Act provides for the election of the parliamentary party leader. ‘As per the instructions of the party concerned, the members of the parliamentary party of the federal parliament or the provincial assembly shall elect one of their number as the parliamentary party leader,’ the act states. In conflict with the provisions of the act that only MPs shall elect the parliamentary party leader, the RSP statute also provides for ordinary members of the party to be voters in the parliamentary party elections.

The statute provides that the candidate who secures 50 percent of the votes cast in the election will be the leader of the parliamentary party. If no candidate manages to secure 50 percent of the votes, a re-election will be held between the two candidates who secure the most votes.

Article 66 (8) of the RSVP Party Statute provides that the ordinary members of the party will elect the leader of the parliamentary party. Clause 8 (a) of Article 66 states, 'Before the federal election, an election will be held to select the leader of the parliamentary party of the House of Representatives from among the candidates selected by the party for the federal election through proportional and direct methods.' (The party leader) election will be attended by all ordinary members of the party.' Article 66 of the RSVP Statute, 2079 BS states that the parliamentary party of the House of Representatives will be formed with ordinary members elected to the federal parliament as members of the parliamentary party. The statute states that the RSVP will have 1 parliamentary party leader, 1 deputy leader, 1 chief whip, 1 whip and 1 treasurer. The Act on Political Parties states that the deputy leader, whip or member secretary of the party's parliamentary party will be nominated by the party leader. 

The statute provides that the candidate who secures 50 percent of the votes cast in the election will be the leader of the parliamentary party. If no candidate fails to secure 50 percent of the votes, there will be a re-election between the two candidates who secure the most votes. The statute also provides that the leader of the parliamentary party will become the Prime Minister if the party takes the lead in the government. This provision of the statute was not implemented after the 2079 elections, but this time the RSVP had announced that Balendra Shah would be the party leader in advance of the elections.

 The agreement reached between RSVP President Lamichhane and the then Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Shah on 13 Poush. Point No. 4 states, 'Ravi Lamichhane will remain the central president of the National Independent Party and Balendra Shah will be the leader of the parliamentary party and the candidate for the future prime minister after the upcoming House of Representatives elections.' It has been agreed that Shah will be the leader of the parliamentary party and the prime minister. Since the provisions of the statute are unlikely to be implemented, the RSVP is preparing to amend it and move forward.