Rastriya Prajatantra Party
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The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Template:IPA; Template:Langx; Template:Small Template:Abbr, Template:Abbr (Template:Langx)) is a constitutional monarchist and Hindu nationalist political party in Nepal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The party was formed by Panchayat era prime ministers Surya Bahadur Thapa and Lokendra Bahadur Chand in 1990. The party led two coalition governments in 1997 under Thapa and Chand. The two were also appointed prime minister by King Gyanendra in the 2000s; Chand in 2002 and Thapa in 2003.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">Template:Cite web</ref>
Rajendra Prasad Lingden is currently serving as party chairman after being elected at the party's general convention in December 2021.<ref name="kathmandupost.com" /> Rastriya Prajatantra Party is currently the fifth-largest political party in the House of Representatives after winning 14 seats at the 2022 general election and is one of seven national parties recognized by the Election Commission.<ref name=":8">Template:Cite web</ref> The party was briefly part of the ruling coalition government following the election, but has been in opposition since 25 February 2023.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
Founding and early years, 1990–1994
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party was formed by the ruling elite of the Panchayat era on 29 May 1990. The party split in the same year after another group also registered itself with the Election Commission. The two parties had the same name, ideology and statute but different flags and election symbols. The two parties, one led by Surya Bahadur Thapa zand the other led by Lokendra Bahadur Chand, contested the 1991 elections. The two parties won four seats between them with Chand's party winning three seats and Thapa's party winning one seat. Following their performance at the elections the two parties agreed to merge into a single Rastriya Prajatantra Party on 8 February 1992.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":7" />
The party held its first general convention from in 1992 from 11 to 16 June in Kathmandu and unanimously elected Surya Bahadur Thapa as its chairman. Lokendra Bahadur Chand and Rajeshwor Devkota were elected leader and co-chairman, respectively.<ref name=":7">Template:Cite thesis</ref> The party emerged as a third force at the 1992 local elections and the 1994 general elections. The party received 18 percent of the votes and won 20 seats to the House of Representatives, making them the third largest party in the parliament.<ref name=":3" />
Government and second split, 1995–1999
Coalition governments, 1995–1997
The party initially supported the minority government of CPN (UML) but later withdrew their support and backed a no-confidence motion Manmohan Adhikari.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":5">Template:Cite web</ref> The party then joined a coalition government with Nepali Congress and Nepal Sadbhawana Party under the premiership of Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":5" /> A faction of the party led by former prime minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand were dissatisfied with the coalition government and in March 1996 some cabinet ministers close to Chand withdrew their support for the Deuba government and resigned before a no-confidence vote was set to table by the opposition CPN (UML).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The ministers withdrew their resignation before the no-confidence vote and Deuba won the confidence vote.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Six cabinet ministers close to Chand again resigned from the government in December 1996 but supported Deuba in the confidence vote later and rejoined the cabinet.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Chand and Thapa governments, 1997–1998
In March 1997, a faction of the party led by Lokendra Bahadur Chand joined a coalition government with CPN (UML), with Chand as prime minister.<ref name=":5" /> On 3 October 1997, the faction led by Surya Bahadur Thapa voted for a no-confidence motion tabled by Nepali Congress and toppled the government. Thapa was then made the prime minister on 6 October 1997 with the support of Congress.<ref name=":7" /><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
After losing support within his party Thapa asked King Birendra to dissolve the house and call for fresh elections. After the recommendation of the Supreme Court, the King called forth a special session of the parliament to debate the no-confidence motion filed against Thapa.<ref name=":6">Template:Cite web</ref> Thapa survived the no-confidence vote and expelled six central committee members for threatening to back a no-confidence motion against him.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":6" />
The second general convention of the party took place from 12 to 16 November 1997 in Birgunj. Surya Bahadur Thapa was re-elected for a second term as chairman. Prakash Chandra Lohani, Pashupati SJB Rana and Kamal Thapa were nominated as vice-chairman, general secretary and spokesman respectively. Lokendra Bahadur Chand however created his own Rastriya Prajatantra Party on 9 January 1998 claiming that Thapa had mismanaged the party, did not listen to the directions of the central committee and accused Thapa of not holding the general election in a fair manner. He broke off with 10 members of parliament including 8 from the House of Representatives and 2 from the National Assembly.<ref name=":7" /> Thapa resigned as prime minister on 10 April 1998 and was replaced by Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
The two parties contested the 1999 elections and fared badly in the election with the party winning 11 seats and the party led by Chand not winning any seats. Following the elections, the parties decided to merge again on 31 December 1999. A group led by Rajeshwar Devkota however decided not to rejoin the party and formed their own Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist).<ref name=":7" />
Direct rule and internal conflicts, 2002–2015
Second Chand and Thapa governments, 2002–2006
King Gyanendra dismissed the government of Sher Bahadur Deuba on 4 October 2002 after failing to conduct the elections following the dissolution of the House of Representatives on May earlier that year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Lokendra Bahadur Chand was then appointed as prime minister on 11 October 2002.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He resigned on 31 May 2003 after protests from opposition parties calling for the restoration of the parliament and the formation of a national consensus government.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Chand had also faced accusations from within his party of failing to address these issues. He was replaced by Surya Bahadur Thapa on 5 June 2002.<ref name=":7" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
At the third general convention of the party held in Pokhara from 12 to 14 December 2002, Surya Bahadur Thapa completed his second four-year term as party chairman and could not compete for the post of chairman again as per the party constitution. Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana was elected chairman during the convention and Padma Sundar Lawati, Kamal Thapa and Rosan Karki were nominated vice-president, general secretary and spokesperson respectively.<ref name=":7" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
There were calls within the party for Surya Bahadur Thapa to resign as prime minister for undermining democracy by failing to form a national consensus government.<ref>Template:Cite interview</ref> He resigned on 7 May 2004, and was replaced by Nepali Congress (Democratic) leader Sher Bahadur Deuba.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 4 November 2004, Thapa announced that he would be quitting the party and forming a new centre-right liberal party.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The party was formally launched on 13 March 2005 as Rastriya Janashakti Party.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite book</ref>
On 1 February 2005, King Gyanendra dismissed Deuba as prime minister and seized executive powers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The party announced their support for the pro-democracy agitation led by the Seven Party Alliance but ten members of the party's central committee, including Kamal Thapa who had rejoined the party after leaving for Janashakti, supported the coup. Thapa along with six central committee members were appointed to the King's cabinet in December 2005 with Thapa becoming Home Minister.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 10 January 2006, members of the central committee close to Kamal Thapa voted to replace Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana as party chairman with Thapa. Thapa's claim as new chairman was dismissed by other members of the party.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Thapa's faction of the party contested the 2006 local elections that was boycotted by the Seven Party Alliance and the Rana faction of the party. The party won mayoral positions in major cities including Kathmandu, Pokhara, Bharatpur and Dhangadhi in an election marred by a lack of candidates, violence and low turnout.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The party members that supported Thapa, including six incumbent cabinet ministers, were expelled. On 28 October 2006, they formed their own party, the royalist Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, under the leadership of Kamal Thapa.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":7" />
Constituent Assembly, 2007–2015
The party held its fourth general convention from 9 to 11 December 2007 and re-elected Pashupati SJB Rana as party chairman.<ref name=":7" /> Following the 2006 revolution a national consensus government under the leadership of Girija Prasad Koirala was formed. The parliament was reinstated and eventually transformed into the Interim Legislature Parliament after including the Maoists.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The party had eight seats in the parliament but two MPs, Budhhiman Tamang and Brijesh Kumar Gupta, were dismissed because of their support of the royal coup.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the 2008 elections the party failed to win a seat from the constituency vote but got 2.45% of the party list votes and won 8 seats to the 1st Constituent Assembly through the party-list proportional representation system. Party chairman Pashupati SJB Rana also lost from Sindhupalchowk 1.<ref name=":1" /> On 28 May 2008, at the first session of the 1st Constituent Assembly. The party voted in favor of abolishing the monarchy and turning Nepal into a republic. Lokendra Bahadur Chand who was serving as the parliamentary party leader of the party was absent during the vote.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":9">Template:Cite news</ref> The party joined the Madhav Kumar Nepal led government in June 2009.
At the party's fifth general convention from 17 to 19 May 2013, the Rastriya Janashakti Party merged into the party and Surya Bahadur Thapa was elected as the chairman of the unified party. It was also decided that the senior leadership would rotate annually between Surya Bahadur Thapa, Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana and Prakash Chandra Lohani.<ref name=":7" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2013 elections, the party won constituency seats in Rupandehi 2, Chitwan 5 and Dhankuta 2 and got 2.75% of the party list votes and won 10 seats through the party-list proportional representation system for a total of 13 seats in the 2nd Constituent Assembly. The party supported the CPN (UML)–Nepali Congress coalition government under Sushil Koirala following the election and sent two ministers to the cabinet.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=":7" />
Federal Nepal, 2016–present
Continued internal conflicts, 2016–2020
On 21 November 2016, the party announced its unification with the Kamal Thapa led Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal. The new party retained the name of Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The new party had a total strength of 37 in the Parliament of Nepal, becoming the fourth largest party.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Thapa was elected as chairman of the party in a special general convention in Kathmandu in February 2017.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The party joined the coalition government on 9 March 2017 under CPN (Maoist Centre) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal with Kamal Thapa serving as deputy prime minister.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Prakash Chandra Lohani split away from the party following the decision to join the government and because of issues regarding the electoral symbol of the party. He announced the formation of Ekikrit Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist) on 29 March 2017.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":7" /> Another split occurred on 6 August 2017 after Pashupati SJB Rana broke away forming Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The party joined the coalition government under Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba on 13 October 2017 with Kamal Thapa again serving as deputy prime minister.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the 2017 general and provincial elections, Rastriya Prajantatra Party formed an alliance with Nepali Congress and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The party only won one seat to the House of Representatives and party chairman Kamal Thapa lost in Makwanpur 1. Only general secretary Rajendra Lingden was elected from Jhapa 3 after forging an electoral pact with the Left Alliance against Nepali Congress in some eastern districts including Jhapa.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The party got 2.06% of the party list votes and could not become a national party after failing to pass the 3% threshold in party list voting. The party also won one seat each to provincial assemblies of Province 1, Province 3 and Province 6.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Re-unification and new leadership, 2020–present
Template:See also The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Samyukta), created through the merger of Rana and Lohani's splinter groups, merged with the party on 12 March 2020, with Kamal Thapa, Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana and Prakash Chandra Lohani all acting as chairs.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In July 2020, Sunil Bahadur Thapa, the son of former prime minister Surya Bahadur Thapa, resigned from the party and joined Nepali Congress.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The party conducted its general convention from 1 to 3 December 2021 and elected Rajendra Prasad Lingden as the party's chairman. He defeated former deputy prime minister and incumbent party chairman Kamal Thapa at the general convention.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="kathmandupost.com">Template:Cite web</ref> The party also announced that it had 150,000 active party members.<ref name="members">Template:Cite news</ref> The general convention also elected Nepalgunj mayor Dhawal Shamsher Rana as the party's general secretary and former member of constituent assembly Bikram Pandey as the party vice-president.<ref name=":4">Template:Cite web</ref> Following the general convention, Kamal Thapa left the party and revived the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The party announced intentions to unify other pro-monarchist groups under their umbrella and groups including Nepal Ka Lagi Nepali Campaign, Mission Nepal, Gorach Abhiyan and the Gyanendra Shahi led Hamro Nepal Hami Nepali Campaign joined the party in the following months.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Former chairman of Bibeksheel Sajha Party, Rabindra Mishra also joined the party on 28 September 2022 as senior vice-president.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The party fielded 140 candidates to the House of Representatives at the 2022 general and provincial elections and forged an election pact with CPN (UML) in Jhapa, Banke and Rupandehi districts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Party chairman Rajendra Lingden retained his seat in Jhapa 3 and the party gained 6 more direct seats. The party also got 5.58% of the party list vote to become one of seven national parties in the Federal Parliament. The party won 7 proportional seats for a total of 14 seats at the House of Representatives.<ref name=":8" /> The party was also successful in winning seats to all seven provincial assemblies.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ideology
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party was established as an alternative force to the major political parties, Nepali Congress and Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). The party was founded on the principles of democracy, constitutional monarchy, nationalism and economic liberalism.<ref name=":7" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the time of the party's foundation Surya Bahadur Thapa's party was considered as the more liberal party and Lokendra Bahadur Chand's party was considered as the more conservative party.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Monarchy and federal structure
At the first session of the 1st Constituent Assembly, the party voted to abolish the monarchy and turn Nepal into a secular republic.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":9" /> Later however, the party advocated for turning Nepal into a Hindu republic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, a splinter group of the party which had voted against abolishing the monarchy changed its constitution to support the re-establishment of the Hindu state and a return to constitutional monarchy. After the merger between the two parties in November 2016 it was announced that the unified party would take up the constitution of Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal.<ref name=":2" /> The party has stated support for a Sanatan Hindu state with full religious freedom and registered an amendment proposal for such on 19 March 2017.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Election Commission removed the portion of the party statute that advocated for a Hindu state and monarchy on 17 March 2017 and asked the party to remove the provisions again on 22 January 2022 claiming that it was against Article 260 of the Constitution of Nepal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The party supports a ceremonial monarch, a directly elected prime minister and a fully proportional parliament.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":7" /> The party also calls for the scrapping of the provincial governments claiming that it is an expensive experiment. The party wants to instead strengthen the local governments and create a two-tier federal structure.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Electoral performance
Legislative elections
Provincial elections
Koshi
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Election | colspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Votes | colspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Seats | rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Position | rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Resulting government | |||
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| 2017 | 57,342 | 3.30 | Template:Infobox political party/seats | 5th | Template:No2 | ||
| 2022 | 198,511 | 10.45 | Template:Increase 7.15 | Template:Infobox political party/seats | Template:Increase 5 | Template:Increase 4th | Template:Yes2 |
Madhesh
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Election | colspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Votes | colspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Seats | rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Position | rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Resulting government | |||
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| 2017 | 17,039 | 1.11 | Template:Infobox political party/seats | 7th | Template:No2 | ||
| 2022 | 65,054 | 3.12 | Template:Increase 2.01 | Template:Infobox political party/seats | Template:Increase 1 | Template:Decrease 8th | Template:Yes2 |
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Bagmati
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Election | colspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Votes | colspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Seats | rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Position | rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Resulting government | |||
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| 2017 | 59,268 | 3.13 | Template:Infobox political party/seats | 5th | Template:No2 | ||
| 2022 | 275,562 | 14.23 | Template:Increase 11.10 | Template:Infobox political party/seats | Template:Increase 11 | Template:Increase 4th | Template:Yes2 |
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Gandaki
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Election | colspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Votes | colspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Seats | rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Position | rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Resulting government | |||
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| 2017 | 15,649 | 1.64 | Template:Infobox political party/seats | 7th | Template:No2 | ||
| 2022 | 59,483 | 6.03 | Template:Increase 4.39 | Template:Infobox political party/seats | Template:Increase 2 | Template:Increase 4th | Template:Yes2 |
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Lumbini
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Election | colspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Votes | colspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Seats | rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Position | rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Resulting government | |||
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| 2017 | 23,213 | 1.44 | Template:Infobox political party/seats | 7th | Template:No2 | ||
| 2022 | 127,452 | 6.75 | Template:Increase 5.31 | Template:Infobox political party/seats | Template:Increase 4 | Template:Increase 4th | Template:Yes2 |
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Karnali
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| 2017 | 15,629 | 3.16 | Template:Infobox political party/seats | 4th | Template:No2 | ||
| 2022 | 25,186 | 4.36 | Template:Increase 1.20 | Template:Infobox political party/seats | Template:Nochange | Template:Decrease 5th | Template:Yes2 |
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Sudurpashchim
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| 2017 | 15,444 | 1.95 | Template:Infobox political party/seats | 5th | Template:No2 | ||
| 2022 | 44,233 | 4.93 | Template:Increase 2.98 | Template:Infobox political party/seats | Template:Increase 1 | Template:Decrease 6th | Template:Yes2 |
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Leadership
Chairpersons
- Surya Bahadur Thapa (1990–2002, 2013–2014)
- Pashupati SJB Rana (2002–2013, 2014–2016, 2020–2021)
- Kamal Thapa (2016–2021)
- Prakash Chandra Lohani (2020–2021)
- Rajendra Lingden (2021–present)
Prime Ministers
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| style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Start | style="background-color:Template:Party color"|End | style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Tenure | ||||||
| 1. | Lokendra Bahadur Chand | File:Lokendra Bahadur Chand A writer of विसर्जन.png | 12 March 1997 | 7 October 1997 | Template:Age in years and days | 3rd House of Representatives | Chand, 1997 | Baitadi 2 |
| 11 October 2002 | 5 June 2003 | Template:Age in years and days | Appointed by King Gyanendra | Chand, 2002 | ||||
| 2. | Surya Bahadur Thapa | File:Surya bahadur thapa (cropped).png | 7 October 1997 | 15 April 1998 | Template:Age in years and days | 3rd House of Representatives | Thapa, 1998 | Dhankuta 2 |
| 5 June 2003 | 4 September 2004 | Template:Age in years and days | Appointed by King Gyanendra | Thapa, 2003 |
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Deputy Prime Ministers
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| style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Start | style="background-color:Template:Party color"|End | style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Tenure | ||||||
| 1. | Kamal Thapa | File:Kamal Thapa 2015.jpg | 12 October 2015 | 4 August 2016 | Template:Age in years and days | Constituent Assembly | Oli, 2015 | Party list |
| 17 October 2017 | 14 February 2018 | Template:Age in years and days | Constituent Assembly | Deuba, 2017 | ||||
| 2. | Rajendra Prasad Lingden | File:Rajendra Prasad Lingden.png | 17 January 2023 | 25 February 2023 | Template:Age in years and days | 2nd Federal Parliament | Dahal, 2023 | Jhapa 3 |
Current leadership
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| 1. | Chairman | Rajendra Prasad Lingden | 5 December 2021 | Incumbent | Template:Age in years and days |
| 2. | Senior Deputy Chairman | Rabindra Mishra | 28 September 2022 | Incumbent | Template:Age in years and days |
| 3. | Deputy Chairman | Bikram Pandey | 5 December 2021 | Incumbent | Template:Age in years and days |
| Buddhi Man Tamang | |||||
| Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan | |||||
| Roshan Karki | |||||
| Hemjung Gurung | |||||
| Mukundashyam Giri | |||||
| 4. | General Secretary | Dhawal Shamsher Rana | 5 December 2021 | Incumbent | Template:Age in years and days |
| Bhuwan Pathak | |||||
| Kunti Shahi | |||||
| Rajendra Gurung | 31 January 2022 | Template:Age in years and days | |||
| Pralhad Prasad Sah | |||||
| Sharad Raj Pathak | 22 December 2022 | Template:Age in years and days | |||
| 5. | Spokesperson | Bhakti Prasad Sitaula | 31 January 2022 | Incumbent | Template:Age in years and days |
| Mohan Shrestha | |||||
| Sagun Sundar Lawati | |||||
| Gopal Dahal | |||||
| Gyanendra Shahi | 15 February 2021 | Template:Age in years and days | |||
| 6. | Joint General Secretary | Mohan Prasad Yadav | 31 January 2022 | Incumbent | Template:Age in years and days |
| Dhan Bahadur Budha | |||||
| Shyam Bahadur Shahi | |||||
| Prakash Rimal | |||||
| Rabindra Pratap Shah | |||||
| Jhanak Pyakurel | |||||
| Reena Gurung | |||||
| 7. | Assistant Spokesperson | Pravin Kumar Thokar Tamang | 31 January 2022 | Incumbent | Template:Age in years and days |
| Dinesh Kumar Sah | |||||
| Purna Bahadur Chand | |||||
| 8. | Assistant General Secretary | Ramananda Neupane | 31 January 2022 | Incumbent | Template:Age in years and days |
| Bijay Khadka | |||||
| Prem Balayar | |||||
| Rishiraj Devkota | |||||
| Tahir Ali | |||||
| Deepak Kumar Rai |
Provincial Committee Chairs
| style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Province | style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Chairman | style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Term start | style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Province No. 1 | Ram Thapa | 2021 | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Province No. 2 | Bharat Giri | ||
| Bagmati Province | Bikram Thapa | ||
| Gandaki Province | Hem Jung Gurung | ||
| Lumbini Province | Pradip Kumar Uday | ||
| Karnali Province | Dip Bahadur Shahi | ||
| Sudurpashchim Province | Dharma Raj Joshi |
List of current Members of Parliament
| colspan="3" style="width: 800pt; background:Template:Party color;" |Rastriya Prajatantra Party (14) | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Constituency/PR group | style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Member | style="background-color:Template:Party color" |Portfolio & Responsibilities/Remarks |
| Jhapa 3 | Rajendra Lingden | Parliamentary party leader |
| Jumla 1 | Gyan Bahadur Shahi | Chief whip Spokesperson |
| Banke 2 | Dhawal Shamsher Rana | |
| Chitwan 3 | Bikram Pandey | |
| Makwanpur 1 | Deepak Bahadur Singh | |
| Nawalparasi West 2 | Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan | |
| Rupandehi 3 | Deepak Bohara | |
| Dalit | Anisha Nepali | |
| Madheshi | Bina Jaiswal | |
| Indigenous peoples | Bina Lama | |
| Indigenous peoples | Budhhiman Tamang | |
| Khas Arya | Gita Basnet | |
| Khas Arya | Pashupati Shamsher Rana | |
| Khas Arya | Rosan Karki |
Sister Organizations
- National Democratic Student Organization
- National Democratic Youth Front
- National Democratic Women's Union
See also
References
External links
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