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The Rastriya Swatantra Party (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी, lit. ‘National Independent Party‘, abbr. RSP (Nepali: रास्वपा)) is a centrist[2][3] political party in Nepal.[5][6][7] The party became the largest national party of Nepal following a landslide victory in the 2026 general election.[8] As a centrist party, the party strongly follows Right to Recall provisions for its elected MPs,[9] anti-corruption stands pledging to probe assets of public officeholders since 1990 alongside social justice to marginalized communities, meritocracy in civil services, unified health service transparency, envisioned road transport model, amendment of land acquisition and environmental clearance laws and apply a single-window service delivery system to fast-track projects,[10] ‘National Knowledge Bank’ to connect foreign experts with domestic sectors in commercial industries, digital-first governance and a strict oversight on BFIs protecting small depositors and pension funds under its political spectrum.[11]

The party was a coalition partner in the Prachanda-led government with four cabinet ministries from 6 March 2024 to 12 July 2024.[12][13] Previously, it was a junior ally in the Prachanda-led government from 26 December 2022 until 5 February 2023.[14][15] The party was announced by Rabi Lamichhane in June 2022[16] and registered with the Election Commission of Nepal on 1 July 2022, ahead of the 2022 Nepalese general election.[17][18] The RSP was previously the fourth-largest national party in Nepal after the 2022 general election.[19]

History

Foundation and early years (2022–2025)

On 16 June 2022, Rabi Lamichhane resigned as managing director of Galaxy 4K television and announced that he would be contesting in the 2022 general elections for a seat at the House of Representatives.[20] On 21 June 2022, he announced the formation of Rastriya Swatantra Party along with a 21-member central committee.[16][21] The party was formally registered in the Election Commission on 1 July 2022 with Rabi Lamichhane as the founding president and a bell inside a circle as its election symbol.[22]

The party field candidates in 131 constituencies for the 2022 general election, but did not contest the provincial elections. The party won seven direct seats and 13 proportional seats to the House of Representatives.[23] It received 10.70% of the party list vote and became one of seven national parties in the Federal Parliament.[24] Following the election, the party joined the coalition government of Pushpa Kamal Dahal with party president Rabi Lamichhane serving as deputy prime minister.[25] Indira Rana Magar from the party was elected as the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.[26]

The party withdrew from the cabinet after Lamichhane’s citizenship was declared invalid by the Supreme Court, but continued to support the government.[27][28] Following the decision, Dol Prasad Aryal became acting president of the party.[29][30] The party replaced list MP Dhaka Kumar Shrestha and expelled him from the party following corruption accusations.[31][32]

The party contested the by-elections in 2023 and gained a seat in Tanahun 1 while Lamichhane was re-elected from Chitwan 2.[33][34] The party rejoined the coalition government of Dahal on March 2024, but the cabinet was dissolved after a breakdown in the alliance a month later.[35][36] The party expelled general secretary Mukul Dhakal from the party for violating party rules.[37]

Party president Lamichhane was arrested in October 2024 following accusations of cooperative fraud and Dol Prasad Aryal served as acting president.[38] In June 2025, Kabindra Burlakoti was appointed as general secretary and Manish Jha was appointed as party spokesperson.[39]

Gen Z protests (2025–present)

Following the Gen Z protests, former MP Sumana Shrestha resigned from the party.[40] Chief whip Santosh Pariyar also left the party and joined the Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party.[41][42] In December 2025, Bibeksheel Sajha Party merged into the party.[43] The party also signed an agreement to merge with Ujyaalo Nepal Party and to bring Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah into the party.[44] The agreement with Ujyaalo Nepal Party later collapsed and the merger did not go ahead.[45] The party won a near-supermajority of 182 out of 275 seats in the 2026 national elections, and its candidate Balen Shah became prime minister on 27 March 2026.[19]

Organization

The party had announced that it would have no sister organizations and only have members, not cadres. It had also announced that primary elections would be held to select candidates for elections from the party.[21][16] The party selected candidates for the 2022 general election through a primary election.[46]

Ideology

The party supports constitutional socialism, progressivism, secularism,[47] pragmatism, participatory democracy, economic liberalism with a welfare state[2] and political freedom.[48] The party has been described as centrist[5][49] by different members within the party.[50][51]

Ministry responsible

Under Balen Cabinet

Main article: Balen Shah cabinet
Balen Shah Cabinet
S.N. Minister Role Assumed office Left office Tenure
1. Sudan Gurung Ministry of Home Affairs 27 March 2026 21 days
2. Dr. Swarnim Wagle Ministry of Finance 21 days
3. Shishir Khanal Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 days
4. Sunil Lamsal Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport 21 days
5. Sobita Gautam Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs 21 days
6. Dr. Bikram Timalsina Minister of Communication and Information Technology 21 days
7. Sasmit Pokharel Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

Ministry of Youth and Sports

21 days
8. Khadak Raj Paudel Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation 21 days
9. Nisha Mehta Ministry of Health and Population

Ministry of Water Supply

21 days
10. Biraj Bhakta Shrestha Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation 21 days
11. Pratibha Rawal Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration

Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation

21 days
12. Geeta Chaudhary Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

Ministry of Forests and Environment

21 days
13. Gauri Kumari Yadav Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies 10 April 2026 – 7 days
14. Ramjee Yadav Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security – 7 days
15. Sita Badi Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens 27 March 2026 21 days
16. Vacant (Allocated to prime minister) Ministry of defence 21 days
17. Dipak Kumar Sah (Removed) Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security 27 March 2026 9 April 2026 13 days

Under Dahal Cabinet

Main article: Dahal cabinet, 2022

From 6 March to 12 July 2024

Dahal III
S.N. Minister Role Assumed office Left office Tenure
1. Rabi Lamichhane Ministry of Home Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal 6 March 2024 12 July 2024 128 days
2. Sumana Shrestha Ministry of Education, Science and Technology 6 March 2024 12 July 2024 128 days
3. Dol Prasad Aryal Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security 6 March 2024 12 July 2024 128 days
4. Biraj Bhakta Shrestha Ministry of Youth and Sports 6 March 2024 12 July 2024 128 days

From 17 January to 5 February 2023

Dahal III
S.N. Minister Role Assumed office Left office Tenure Successor
1. Dol Prasad Aryal Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security 17 January 2023 5 February 2023 19 days Sharat Singh Bhandari
2. Shishir Khanal Ministry of Education, Science and Technology 17 January 2023 5 February 2023 19 days Ashok Rai
3. Toshima Karki State Ministry of Health and Population 17 January 2023 5 February 2023 19 days Pushpa Kamal Dahal not allocated to anyone

Policy platform

Natural order of the economy

The party endorses an economy with individual rights, where industrial and commercial activities are off-limits to the government, which cannot interfere with economic relations between individuals, groups, classes, or entire nations. The party supports the idea that economic freedom will drive the economy to prosperity and that planning and interference by the government disrupt the economy and have adverse effects.[52][53][54][55]

Electoral reform

It also supports the introduction of recall elections, the right to reject and a provision for absentee ballots. The party also supports directly electing the prime minister and directly electing chief ministers for the seven provinces of Nepal.[16][21][56]

The party in its manifesto for the 2022 elections also supported the idea of a non-partisan president elected by an expanded electoral college which would incorporate elected representatives from ward chairs to federal lawmakers and also touted the idea of the chairman of the National Assembly acting as the de facto vice-president.[57] The party also seeks to end political appointments in constitutional bodies and has called for the Constitutional Council to be scrapped, and for appointments to constitutional bodies be recommended by the National Assembly and confirmed by the House of Representatives instead. The party has also called for the dissolution of provincial assemblies, district co-ordination committees and has stood in favour of a provincial council which would be elected by the heads of local governments in the province. The party chair Rabi Lamichhane did not cast his vote at the 2022 provincial elections.[58][59]

Economic and social welfare

The party sees the private sector, co-operatives and the public sector as the three pillars of the economy. The party favors competition and seeks to establish a growing role of the private sector as an alternative to the public sector in order to deliver services to the people and for economic growth. The party wants to end income tax for people in the lowest octile of earners in the country. The party also seeks to establish food banks in every ward in the country and to guarantee nutrition assistance for people living under the poverty line by issuing them ration cards. The party also seeks to expand the current social welfare system and to include private insurance companies in the social welfare system.[60]

Healthcare

The party supports the establishment of a single-payer healthcare system and the establishment of at least one laboratory and a 750-bed hospital in each of the seven provinces, a 50 to 100-bed hospital in each of the 77 districts, a 6 to 25-bed hospital in each local unit and a clinic in each ward in the country. The party also wants to establish a centralized national ambulance service, health and quality assurance accreditation board, a food and drug department, a central disease board and a health innovation & development board. The party also wants to create a health workers act for public healthcare workers.[60]

Corruption

The party seeks to crackdown on corruption by introducing a Whistleblower Protection Act to protect whistleblowers and by establishing an Anti-Corruption Police under the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority.[60]

Women and sexual minorities

The party has also called for the establishment of shelters for victims of abuse and the creation of a fund to help victims of human trafficking, domestic violence and acid attack victims. The party also seeks to promote entrepreneurship among women and sexual minorities by establishing funds for businesses where at least sixty percent of the shareholders or employees are female or of a sexual minority group.[60]

Election results

The party nominated 131 candidates for the First Past the Post seats for the 2022 Nepalese general election.[61] The party nominated 164 candidates for the First Past the Post seats for the 2026 Nepalese general election.[62]

Election Leader Constituency votes Party list votes Seats ± Position Resulting government
No. % ± No. % ±
2022 Rabi Lamichhane 815,023 7.77 1,130,344 10.70
21 / 275
 4th In coalition
Opposition
2026 4,650,697 44.17 Increase 36.4 5,183,493 47.84 Increase 37.14
182 / 275
 Increase 161 Increase 1st Government

Leadership

Party Chairman

No. Party Chair Portrait Term of office
1 Rabi Lamichhane 1 July 2022 27 January 2023
― Dol Prasad Aryal 27 January 2023 29 January 2023
(1) Rabi Lamichhane 29 January 2023[18] Incumbent

Deputy Chairman

No. Party Vice-chair Portrait Term of office
1 Dol Prasad Aryal 1 July 2022[63] Incumbent
Swarnim Wagle 29 November 2023[63] Incumbent

Leader of the Parliamentary Party

Joint General Secretary

Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary Party

Chief Whip

General secretary

Spokesperson

Co-spokesperson

Party Treasurer

Prime Ministers of Nepal

Further information: List of prime ministers of Nepal
No. Prime Minister Portrait Terms in Office Legislature Cabinet Constituency
Start End Tenure
1 Balendra Shah 27 March 2026 Incumbent 21 days 7th House of Representatives Shah Jhapa 5

List of Deputy Prime Ministers

No. Deputy PM Portrait Term in office Assembly Constituency Prime Minister
Start End Tenure
1 Rabi Lamichhane
26 December 2022 27 January 2023 32 days 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal Chitwan 2 Pushpa Kamal Dahal

Members of Parliament

Pratinidhi Shabha (2026–present)

Main article: House of Representatives (Nepal)

These MPs list of order is based on party power holdings, ministerial rank, and tenure in the House of Representatives.

No. MPs Portrait Assumed office End Office Tenure Constituency Preceded by
1. Rabi Lamichhane
27 March 2026 21 days Chitwan 2 Krishna Bhakta Pokhrel
2. Balendra Shah
27 March 2026 21 days Jhapa 5 K.P. Sharma Oli
3. Swarnim Wagle
27 March 2026 21 days Tanahun 1 Ram Chandra Paudel
4. Dol Prasad Aryal
27 March 2026 21 days Kathmandu 9 Krishna Gopal Shrestha
5. Kabindra Burlakoti
27 March 2026 21 days Gorkha 2 Pushpa Kamal Dahal
6. Manish Jha
27 March 2026 21 days Dhanusha 3 Julie Kumari Mahato
7. Shishir Khanal
27 March 2026 21 days Kathmandu 6 Bhimsen Das Pradhan
8. Biraj Bhakta Shrestha
27 March 2026 21 days Kathmandu 8 Jeevan Ram Shrestha
9. Hari Dhakal
27 March 2026 21 days Chitwan 1 Surendra Pandey
10. Nisha Dangi
27 March 2026 21 days Jhapa 1 Bishwa Prakash Sharma
11. Sobita Gautam
27 March 2026 21 days Chitwan 3 Bikram Pandey
12. Bipin Kumar Acharya
27 March 2026 21 days Dang 2 Rekha Sharma
13. Toshima Karki
27 March 2026 21 days Lalitpur 3 Pampha Bhusal
14. Indira Ranamagar
27 March 2026 21 days Jhapa 2 Dev Raj Ghimire
15. Ganesh Parajuli
27 March 2026 21 days Kathmandu 7 Ram Bir Manandhar
16. Amresh Kumar Singh
27 March 2026 21 days Sarlahi 4 –
17. Jagdish Kharel
27 March 2026 21 days Lalitpur 2 Prem Bahadur Maharjan
18. Sasmit Pokharel
27 March 2026 21 days Kathmandu 5 Pradip Paudel
19. Ranju Darshana
27 March 2026 21 days Kathmandu 1 Prakash Man Singh
20. Bablu Gupta
27 March 2026 21 days Siraha 1 Ram Shankar Yadav
21. Rajunath Pandey
27 March 2026 21 days Kathmandu 3 Santosh Chalise
22. Yagyamani Neupane
27 March 2026 21 days Morang 1 Dig Bahadur Limbu
23. Pukar Bam
27 March 2026 21 days Kathmandu 4 Gagan Thapa
24. Deepak Raj Bohara
27 March 2026 21 days Kanchanpur 2 Narayan Prakash Saud
25. Ganesh Karki
27 March 2026 21 days Morang 3 Sunil Sharma
26. Sagar Dhakal
27 March 2026 21 days Gulmi 1 Chandra Bhandari
27. Mohan Lal Acharya
27 March 2026 21 days Kapilvastu 1 Balram Adhikari
28. Lekhjung Thapa
27 March 2026 21 days Rupandehi 3 Deepak Bohara
29. Shreeram Neupane
27 March 2026 21 days Tanahun 2 Shankar Bhandari
30. Krishna Hari Budhathoki
27 March 2026 21 days Ramechhap 1 Purna Bahadur Tamang
31. Pradip Bista
27 March 2026 21 days Kathmandu 10 Rajendra Kumar KC
32. Rajiv Khatri
27 March 2026 21 days Bhaktapur 2 Durlabh Thapa Chhetri
33. Bishwaraj Pokharel
27 March 2026 21 days Okhaldhunga 1 Ram Hari Khatiwada
34. Sulabh Kharel
27 March 2026 21 days Rupandehi 2 Bishnu Prasad Paudel
35. Dhananjaya Regmi
27 March 2026 21 days Syangja 1 Raju Thapa
36. Shiv Shankar Yadav
27 March 2026 21 days Siraha 2 Raj Kishor Yadav
37. Sudan Gurung
27 March 2026 21 days Gorkha 1 Rajendra Bajgain
38. Sunil K.C.
27 March 2026 21 days Kathmandu 2 Sobita Gautam
39. Badan Kumar Bhandari
27 March 2026 21 days Kavrepalanchok 2 Gokul Prasad Baskota
40. Tara Prasad Joshi
27 March 2026 21 days Dadeldhura 1 Sher Bahadur Deuba
41. Ashok Kumar Chaudhary
27 March 2026 21 days Sunsari 3 Bhagwati Chaudhary
42. Prakash Pathak
27 March 2026 21 days Jhapa 3 Rajendra Prasad Lingden
43. Arvind Sah
27 March 2026 21 days Bara 3 Jwala Kumari Sah
44. Shambhu Prasad Dhakal
27 March 2026 21 days Jhapa 4 Lal Prasad Sawa Limbu
45. Uttam Prasad Paudel
27 March 2026 21 days Kaski 2 Bidya Bhattarai
46. Sunil Lamsal
27 March 2026 21 days Rupandehi 1 Chhabilal Bishwakarma
47. Aashish Gajurel
27 March 2026 21 days Sindhuli 2 Lekhnath Dahal
48. Nitima Bhandari
27 March 2026 21 days Sarlahi 1 Ram Prakash Chaudhary
49. Sushil Khadka
27 March 2026 21 days Baglung 1 Chitra Bahadur K.C.
50. Kamal Subedi
27 March 2026 21 days Dang 3 Deepak Giri
51. Hari Prasad Bhusal
27 March 2026 21 days Arghakhanchi 1 Top Bahadur Rayamajhi
52. Bodh Narayan Shrestha
27 March 2026 21 days Dhading 2 Ram Nath Adhikari
53. K.P. Khanal
27 March 2026 21 days Kailali 2 Arun Kumar Chaudhary
54. Ashika Tamang
27 March 2026 21 days Dhading 1 Rajendra Prasad Pandey
55. Bikram Timilsina
27 March 2026 21 days Nuwakot 1 Hit Bahadur Tamang
56. Khadak Raj Paudel
27 March 2026 21 days Kaski 1 Man Bahadur Gurung
57. Ramjee Yadav
27 March 2026 21 days Saptari 2 CK Raut
58. Gauri Kumari Yadav
27 March 2026 21 days Mahottari 4 Mahendra Kumar Raya
59. Rubina Acharya
27 March 2026 21 days Morang 6 Shekhar Koirala
60. Bharat Prasad Parajuli
27 March 2026 21 days Sindhupalchok 1 Madhav Sapkota
61. Bikram Khanal
27 March 2026 21 days Nawalparasi 1 Binod Chaudhary
62. Som Sharma 27 March 2026 21 days Baglung 2 Devendra Paudel
63. Rukesh Ranjit 27 March 2026 21 days Bhaktapur 1 Prem Suwal
64. Rahbar Ansari 27 March 2026 21 days Bara 4 Krishna Kumar Shrestha
65. Surya Bahadur Tamang 27 March 2026 21 days Udayapur 2 Ambar Bahadur Rayamajhi
66. Asha Jha 27 March 2026 21 days Morang 5 Yogendra Mandal
67. Jagadish Kharel 27 March 2026 21 days Dolakha 1 Ganga Karki
68. Bina Gurung 27 March 2026 21 days Kaski 3 Damodar Prasad Bairagi
69. Madhu Kumar Chaulagain 27 March 2026 21 days Kavrepalanchok 1 Surya Man Dong Tamang
70. Gyanendra Singh Mahata 27 March 2026 21 days Kanchanpur 3 Ramesh Lekhak
71. Hari Mohan Bhandari 27 March 2026 21 days Baitadi 1 Damodar Bhandari
72. Suresh Kumar Chaudhary 27 March 2026 21 days Banke 1 Surya Prasad Dhakal
73. Khagendra Sunar 27 March 2026 21 days Banke 3 Kishore Singh Rathore
74. Ganesh Dhimal 27 March 2026 21 days Bara 1 Achyut Prasad Mainali
75. Thakur Singh Tharu 27 March 2026 21 days Bardiya 1 Sanjay Kumar Gautam
76. Lal Bikram Thapa 27 March 2026 21 days Sunsari 2 Bhim Acharya
77. Tapeshwor Yadav 27 March 2026 21 days Siraha 4 Birendra Prasad Mahato
78. Chandan Kumar Singh 27 March 2026 21 days Bara 2 Upendra Yadav
79. Shreedhar Pokharel 27 March 2026 21 days Bardiya 2 Lalbir Chaudhary
80. Devraj Pathak 27 March 2026 21 days Dang 1 Metmani Chaudhary
81. Ram Binod Shah 27 March 2026 21 days Dhanusha 2 Ram Krishna Yadav
82. Rajkishore Mahato 27 March 2026 21 days Dhanusha 4 Raghubir Mahaseth
83. Govinda Panthi 27 March 2026 21 days Gulmi 2 Gokarna Bista
84. Komal Gyawali 27 March 2026 21 days Kailali 1 Ranjeeta Shrestha
85. Jagat Prasad Joshi 27 March 2026 21 days Kailali 3 Ganga Ram Chaudhary
86. Khem Raj Koirala 27 March 2026 21 days Kailali 4 Bir Bahadur Balayar
87. Ananda Bahadur Chand 27 March 2026 21 days Kailali 5 Dilli Raj Pant
88. Janak Singh Dhami 27 March 2026 21 days Kanchanpur 1 Tara Lama Tamang
89. Bikram Thapa 27 March 2026 21 days Kapilvastu 2 Surendra Raj Acharya
90. Budhha Ratna Tuladhar 27 March 2026 21 days Lalitpur 1 Udaya Shumsher Rana
91. Dharmaraj K.C. 27 March 2026 21 days Lamjung 1 Prithvi Subba Gurung
92. Pramod Kumar Mahato 27 March 2026 21 days Mahottari 1 Giriraj Mani Pokharel
93. Deepak Kumar Sah 27 March 2026 21 days Sunsari 4 Gyanendra Bahadur Karki
94. Ujjwal Kumar Jha 27 March 2026 21 days Mahottari 3 Mahantha Thakur
95. Prakash Gautam 27 March 2026 21 days Makwanpur 1 Deepak Bahadur Singh
96. Prashant Uprety 27 March 2026 21 days Makwanpur 2 Mahesh Kumar Bartaula
97. Krishna Kumar Karki 27 March 2026 21 days Morang 2 Rishikesh Pokharel
98. Santosh Rajbanshi 27 March 2026 21 days Morang 4 Aman Lal Modi
99. Rajan Gautam 27 March 2026 21 days Nawalpur 1 Shashanka Koirala
100. Manish Khanal 27 March 2026 21 days Nawalpur 2 Bishnu Kumar Karki
101. Achuttam Lamichhane 27 March 2026 21 days Nuwakot 2 Arjun Narasingha KC
102. Madhav Bahadur Thapa 27 March 2026 21 days Palpa 2 Thakur Prasad Gaire
103. Narendra Kumar Gupta 27 March 2026 21 days Nawalparasi 2 Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan
104. Sagar Bhusal 27 March 2026 21 days Parbat 1 Padam Giri
105. Buddhi Prasad Pant 27 March 2026 21 days Parsa 1 Pradeep Yadav
106. Sushil Kumar Kanu 27 March 2026 21 days Parsa 2 Ajay Chaurasiya
107. Ramakant Chaurasiya 27 March 2026 21 days Parsa 3 Raj Kumar Gupta
108. Tek Bahadur Shakya 27 March 2026 21 days Parsa 4 Ramesh Rijal
109. Sushant Vaidik 27 March 2026 21 days Pyuthan 1 Surya Bahadur Thapa Chhetri
110. Rajesh Kumar Chuadhary 27 March 2026 21 days Rautahat 1 Madhav Kumar Nepal
111. Ravindra Patel 27 March 2026 21 days Rautahat 3 Prabhu Sah
112. Ganesh Paudel 27 March 2026 21 days Rautahat 4 Dev Prasad Timilsena
113. Kanhaiya Baniya 27 March 2026 21 days Rupandehi 4 Sarbendra Nath Shukla
114. Taufiq Ahmed Khan 27 March 2026 21 days Rupandehi 5 Basudev Ghimire
115. Pushpa Kumari Chaudhary 27 March 2026 21 days Saptari 1 Nawal Kishor Sah
116. Amarkant Chaudhary 27 March 2026 21 days Saptari 3 Dinesh Kumar Yadav
117. Sitaram Sah 27 March 2026 21 days Saptari 4 Teju Lal Chaudhary
118. Dipak Kumar Sah
27 March 2026 21 days Mahottari 2 Sharat Singh Bhandari
119. Narendra Sah Kalwar 27 March 2026 21 days Sarlahi 3 Rameshwar Raya Yadav
120. Rabin Mahato 27 March 2026 21 days Sarlahi 2 Mahindra Ray Yadav
121. Dhandendra Karki 27 March 2026 21 days Sindhuli 1 Shyam Kumar Ghimire
122. Parash Mani Gelal 27 March 2026 21 days Udayapur 1 Narayan Khadka
123. Jhabilal Dumre 27 March 2026 21 days Syangja 2 Dhanraj Gurung
124. Ramesh Kumar Sapkota 27 March 2026 21 days Surkhet 2 Hridaya Ram Thani
125. Shambhu Kumar Yadav 27 March 2026 21 days Siraha 3 Lila Nath Shrestha

Proportional Representation (2026–present)

Main article: Party-list proportional representation
No. MPs Portrait Assumed Office End Office Tenure Category
126. Pratibha Rawal
27 March 2026 21 days Open
127. Lima Adhikari
27 March 2026 21 days
128. Ramesh Prasai 27 March 2026 21 days
129. Rima Biswakarma 27 March 2026 21 days Dalit
130. Amrita B.K. 27 March 2026 21 days
131. Purshuttam Yadav 27 March 2026 21 days Madheshi
132. Samina Miya 27 March 2026 21 days Muslim
133. Afsana Banu 27 March 2026 21 days
134. Galaja Samim Mkirani 27 March 2026 21 days
135. Geeta Chaudhary
27 March 2026 21 days Tharu
136. Surendra Chaudhary 27 March 2026 21 days
137. Premlal Chaudhary 27 March 2026 21 days
138. Karishma Kathariya 27 March 2026 21 days
139. Khagendra Karna 27 March 2026 21 days Madeshi
140. Kamini Kumari 27 March 2026 21 days
141. Sarita Mahato 27 March 2026 21 days
142. Ankita Thakur 27 March 2026 21 days
143. Lalita Kumari 27 March 2026 21 days
144. Nisha Mehta
27 March 2026 21 days
145. Punam Kumari Agrawal 27 March 2026 21 days
146. Basumaya Tamang 27 March 2026 21 days Indigenous
147. Ganga Chatyal 27 March 2026 21 days
148. Sumrima Udash 27 March 2026 21 days
149. Anushka Shrestha
27 March 2026 21 days
150. Ojaswi Sherchan 27 March 2026 21 days
151. Srijana Shrestha 27 March 2026 21 days
152. Rajini Shrestha 27 March 2026 21 days
153. Kusum Maharjan 27 March 2026 21 days
154. Bhumika Shrestha 27 March 2026 21 days
155. Pramila Kuluju 27 March 2026 21 days
156. Sujata Tamang 27 March 2026 21 days
157. Kripa Maharjan 27 March 2026 21 days
158. Aliza Gurung 27 March 2026 21 days
159. Ram Lama 27 March 2026 21 days
160. Khusbu Shrestha 27 March 2026 21 days
161. Mingma Gyabu Sherpa
27 March 2026 21 days
162. Prabha Dhakal 27 March 2026 21 days Open
163. Gyanu Paudel 27 March 2026 21 days
164. Rata Kumari Thapa 27 March 2026 21 days
165. Sobha Khanal 27 March 2026 21 days
166. Prabha Karki 27 March 2026 21 days
167. Manju Bhusal 27 March 2026 21 days
168. Shristi Bhattarai 27 March 2026 21 days
169. Aakriti Awasthi 27 March 2026 21 days
170. Kranti Sikha Dhital 27 March 2026 21 days
171. Tika Sangraula 27 March 2026 21 days
172. Shradhha Kuwar 27 March 2026 21 days
173. Samikshya Baskota 27 March 2026 21 days
174. Bidhusi Rana 27 March 2026 21 days
175. Rachana Khatiwoda 27 March 2026 21 days
176. Prakash Chandra Pariyar 27 March 2026 21 days Dalit
177. Sita Badi
27 March 2026 21 days
178. Khima B.K. 27 March 2026 21 days
179. Tara Biswokarma 27 March 2026 21 days
180. Sushma Swarnakar 27 March 2026 21 days
181. Smriti Century 27 March 2026 21 days
182.

Pratinidhi Shabha (2022–2025)

Main article: House of Representatives (Nepal)

These MPs list of order is based on party power holdings, ministerial rank, and tenure in the House of Representatives.

No. MPs Portrait Assumed office End office Tenure Preceded by Constituency
1. Rabi Lamichhane
1 July 2022 27 January 2023 210 days Position Created Chitwan 2
29 January 2023 12 September 2025 2 years, 226 days Dol Prasad Aryal
2. Swarnim Wagle
28 April 2023 2 years, 137 days Ram Chandra Poudel Tanahun 1
3. Sumana Shrestha
22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days – elected as a proportional representative
4. Dol Prasad Aryal
5. Manish Jha
6. Biraj Bhakta Shrestha
22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days Jeevan Ram Shrestha Kathmandu 8
7. Toshima Karki
22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days Pampha Bhusal Lalitpur 3
8. Hari Dhakal 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days Surendra Pandey Chitwan 1
9. Shishir Khanal
22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days Bhimsen Das Pradhan Kathmandu 6
10. Sobita Gautam
22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days Madhav Kumar Nepal Kathmandu 2
11. Ganesh Parajuli 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days Rambir Manandhar Kathmandu 7
12. Santosh Pariyar
22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days – elected as a proportional representative
13. Indira Ranamagar
22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days
14. Chanda Karki
22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days
15. Nisha Dangi
22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days
16. Asim Shah
22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days
17. Shiva Nepali
22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days
18. Ashok Kumar Chaudhary 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days
19. Binita Kathayat 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days
20. Laxmi Tiwari 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days
21. Bindabasini Kansakar 22 December 2022 2 years, 264 days Dhaka Kumar Shrestha

See also

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