Balendra Shah in the RSP, Pushpa Kamal Dahal in the NCP, and Harak Sampang in the Labor Party are preparing to be made the party leader, Gyanendra Shahi in the RPP, demand for youth to be made the party leader in the Congress, and the possibility of Ram Bahadur Thapa in the UML
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Political parties represented in the parliament are busy with the homework of selecting the parliamentary party leader. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is preparing to make future Prime Minister Balendra Shah, the NCP is preparing to make coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, and the Shram Sanskriti Party is preparing to make chairman Harak Sampang the party leader. There is a voice in the Congress that the youth should be made the party leader. The UML has planned to give priority to seniority. The RPP has made spokesperson Gyanendra Shahi the parliamentary party leader.
The RSS, which has a nearly two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives, is forming a new government. Article 76 (1) of the Constitution provides for the President to appoint the leader of the parliamentary party with the majority as the Prime Minister. The new Prime Minister is preparing to take oath on Chaitra 13. Therefore, the RSS will select senior leader Shah as the parliamentary party leader before that. The oath-taking of the members of the House of Representatives is taking place on Chaitra 12.
The RSVP's statute has a provision to select the parliamentary party leader through voting by party members. Leaders have said that discussions are underway on whether to amend it or choose the parliamentary party leader without amending it as a transitional period. In a discussion held on Thursday between Chairman Ravi Lamichhane, senior leader Shah, and vice-chairmen DP Aryal and Swarnim Wagle, an understanding was reached to select the party leader with the consent of the elected MPs.
The agreement reached between Balendra Shah and the RSVP on 13 Poush states that Shah will be the parliamentary party leader and prime ministerial candidate after the House of Representatives elections. The statute was not amended when Chairman Ravi Lamichhane was made the parliamentary party leader in 2079 BS.
RSVP's co-spokesperson Pratibha Rawal said that the parliamentary party leader will be selected soon. ‘The selection of the parliamentary party leader, chief whip and whip has been discussed at the top level, and it will be said that the party leader should be selected quickly,’ she said. ‘It has been said that the party leader will be selected immediately after the MPs are sworn in.’ The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has called a central committee meeting on Chaitra 12.
The RSS has won 182 seats in the 275-member House of Representatives. After the parliamentary party leader is selected, the RSS will recommend senior leader Shah to President Ram Chandra Poudel for the appointment of Prime Minister.
Arjun Narsingh KC has publicly claimed to be the parliamentary party leader of the second largest party, the Nepali Congress. According to a Congress leader, the issue of Bhishma Raj Angdambe has also been discussed. He was the joint general secretary in the previous central working committee of the Nepali Congress. KC and Angdambe are MPs elected through the proportional system.
There are voices that KC, who has been continuously taking important responsibilities in the Nepali Congress, should not be made the party leader. Some leaders have suggested to the leadership to make the youth who won the election directly the party leader and chief whip.
Congress General Secretary Gururaj Ghimire informed that after the issue of President Gagan Thapa's resignation is resolved, there will be a discussion on the selection of the parliamentary party leader, chief whip, and whip. 'There are suggestions that experienced and young people should be given leadership in parliamentary roles,' he said.
Vice President Ram Bahadur Thapa is the most senior leader among the 25 UML members elected to the House of Representatives. Leaders say that Thapa, who is also the vice president, is more likely to become the parliamentary party leader. Secretary Padma Aryal and Suhang Nembang are also being discussed as parliamentary party leaders. Thapa and Aryal became MPs through proportional representation. Nembang was elected from Ilam-2.
Secretary Aryal said that the parliamentary party leader will be decided after the MPs take oath. "There is a discussion on whether to make a senior leader the party leader or a youth leader," she said. "It will be decided only after the party meeting."
According to another UML official, Chairman Oli wants to make Vice President Thapa the leader of the parliamentary party. He also informed that there is a possibility of one of Rajendra Rai and Ganesh Thakunna being the chief whip.
In the Nepali Communist Party, which has 17 seats in the House of Representatives, Coordinator Dahal is set to become the leader of the parliamentary party. He was the leader of the main opposition party in the dissolved House of Representatives. Although there are suggestions that it would be better to give the leadership of the parliamentary party to a new person, a leader informed that Dahal will be made the leader, arguing that he should play a strong role as the opposition. He is the only former Prime Minister to win the election this time.
Among the senior leaders who won the election in the NCP are Barshaman Pun and Matrika Yadav. But they are not in favor of claiming the party leader. The NCP has planned to select a youth as the chief whip. 'The role of a strong opposition party in parliament will have to be played.' Accordingly, the party will choose the leader of the parliamentary party,' said leader Pun, 'There has been no specific discussion on this right now.'
This time, the leader of the parliamentary party of the Labor Culture Party, which has emerged in parliament, will be Chairman Harkaraj Rai (Sampang). The Labor Culture Party has seven MPs. Labor Culture Spokesperson Satya Ghale informed that Chairman Sampang will be the leader of the parliamentary party, and that the issue of the chief whip and whip has not been decided. Sampang has already said that he will play the role of a true opposition party in parliament.
The RPP, which has five seats in parliament, has already decided to make Gyan Bahadur (Gyanendra) Shahi the party leader and Khusbu Oli the chief whip.
