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Rastriya Prajatantra Party

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Political party
Not to be confused withRastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal.
Rastriya Prajatantra Party
राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी
AbbreviationRPP
ChairmanRajendra Lingden
SpokespersonGyanendra Shahi
Senior Deputy ChairmanRabindra Mishra
Deputy ChairmanBikram Pandey
Budhhiman Tamang
Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan
Rosan Karki
Founded29 May 1990 (35 years ago) (1990-05-29)
HeadquartersCharumati Bihar,Chabahil,Kathmandu,Nepal
Student wingNational Democratic Student Organization
Youth wingNational Democratic Youth Front
Women's wingNational Democratic Women's Union
Membership150,000[1][2]
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing
International affiliationInternational Democracy Union[5]
Asia Pacific Democrat Union[6]
Colours Yellow
SloganNationalism! Democracy!! Liberalism!!!
ECN StatusNational Party
Seats inPratinidhi Sabha
14 / 275

(Dissolved)
Seats inRastriya Sabha
0 / 59
Seats inProvincial Assemblies
28 / 550
Mayors/Chairs
4 / 753
Councillors
305 / 35,011
Election symbol

Plough
Party flag
Website
rpp.org.np

TheRastriya Prajatantra Party (Nepali pronunciation:[rasʈrijʌprʌˈd͡zatʌntrʌˈpa(r)ʈi];Nepali:राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी,lit.'National Democratic Party';abbr.RPP,RaPraPa (Nepali:राप्रपा)) is aconstitutional monarchist andHindu nationalistpolitical party in Nepal.[7]

The party was formed byPanchayat eraprime ministersSurya Bahadur Thapa andLokendra Bahadur Chand in 1990. The party led two coalition governments in 1997 under Thapa and Chand. The two were also appointedprime minister byKing Gyanendra in the 2000s; Chand in 2002 and Thapa in 2003.[8][9]

Rajendra Prasad Lingden is currently serving as party chairman after being elected at the party'sgeneral convention in December 2021.[10] Rastriya Prajatantra Party is currently the fifth-largest political party in theHouse of Representatives after winning 14 seats at the2022 general election and is one of seven national parties recognized by theElection Commission.[11]

History

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Founding and early years, 1990–1994

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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 theElection Commission. The two parties had the same name, ideology and statute but different flags and election symbols. The two parties, one led bySurya Bahadur Thapa zand the other led byLokendra Bahadur Chand, contested the1991 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.[8][12]

The party held its first general convention from in 1992 from 11 to 16 June in Kathmandu and unanimously electedSurya Bahadur Thapa as its chairman.Lokendra Bahadur Chand andRajeshwor Devkota were elected leader and co-chairman, respectively.[12] The party emerged as a third force at the 1992 local elections and the1994 general elections. The party received 18 percent of the votes and won 20 seats to theHouse of Representatives, making them the third largest party in the parliament.[9]

Government and second split, 1995–1999

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Coalition governments, 1995–1997

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The party initially supported the minority government ofCPN (UML) but later withdrew their support and backed a no-confidence motionManmohan Adhikari.[13][14] The party then joined a coalition government withNepali Congress andNepal Sadbhawana Party under the premiership of Congress leaderSher Bahadur Deuba.[15][14] A faction of the party led by former prime ministerLokendra 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 oppositionCPN (UML).[16] The ministers withdrew their resignation before the no-confidence vote and Deuba won the confidence vote.[17] 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.[18][19][20]

Chand and Thapa governments, 1997–1998

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In March 1997, a faction of the party led byLokendra Bahadur Chand joined acoalition government withCPN (UML), with Chand as prime minister.[14] On 3 October 1997, the faction led bySurya Bahadur Thapa voted for a no-confidence motion tabled byNepali Congress and toppled the government. Thapa was then made the prime minister on 6 October 1997 with the support of Congress.[12][21]

After losing support within his party Thapa askedKing 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.[22] Thapa survived the no-confidence vote and expelled six central committee members for threatening to back a no-confidence motion against him.[12][22]

The second general convention of the party took place from 12 to 16 November 1997 inBirgunj.Surya Bahadur Thapa was re-elected for a second term as chairman.Prakash Chandra Lohani,Pashupati SJB Rana andKamal Thapa were nominated as vice-chairman, general secretary and spokesman respectively.Lokendra Bahadur Chand however created his ownRastriya 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 theHouse of Representatives and 2 from theNational Assembly.[12] Thapa resigned as prime minister on 10 April 1998 and was replaced byNepali Congress presidentGirija Prasad Koirala.[23]

The two parties contested the1999 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 byRajeshwor Devkota however decided not to rejoin the party and formed their ownRastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist).[12]

Direct rule and internal conflicts, 2002–2015

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Second Chand and Thapa governments, 2002–2006

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King Gyanendra dismissed the government ofSher Bahadur Deuba on 4 October 2002 after failing to conduct the elections following the dissolution of theHouse of Representatives on May earlier that year.[24][25]Lokendra Bahadur Chand was then appointed as prime minister on 11 October 2002.[26] 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.[27][28][29] Chand had also faced accusations from within his party of failing to address these issues. He was replaced bySurya Bahadur Thapa on 5 June 2002.[12][30]

Former party chairmen,Surya Bahadur Thapa andPashupati SJB Rana

At the third general convention of the party held inPokhara 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 andPadma Sundar Lawati,Kamal Thapa andRosan Karki were nominated vice-president, general secretary and spokesperson respectively.[12][31]

There were calls within the party forSurya Bahadur Thapa to resign as prime minister for undermining democracy by failing to form a nationalconsensus government.[32] He resigned on 7 May 2004, and was replaced byNepali Congress (Democratic) leaderSher Bahadur Deuba.[33][34] On 4 November 2004, Thapa announced that he would be quitting the party and forming a new centre-rightliberal party.[35][36] The party was formally launched on 13 March 2005 asRastriya Janashakti Party.[37]

On1 February 2005,King Gyanendra dismissed Deuba as prime minister and seized executive powers.[38] The party announced their support for the pro-democracy agitation led by theSeven Party Alliance but ten members of the party's central committee, includingKamal Thapa who had rejoined the party after leaving for Janashakti, supported thecoup. Thapa along with six central committee members were appointed to the King's cabinet in December 2005 with Thapa becomingHome Minister.[39]

On 10 January 2006, members of the central committee close toKamal Thapa voted to replacePashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana as party chairman with Thapa. Thapa's claim as new chairman was dismissed by other members of the party.[40] Thapa's faction of the party contested the 2006 local elections that was boycotted by theSeven Party Alliance and the Rana faction of the party. The party won mayoral positions in major cities includingKathmandu,Pokhara,Bharatpur andDhangadhi in an election marred by a lack of candidates, violence and low turnout.[41][42] The party members that supported Thapa, including six incumbent cabinet ministers, were expelled. On 28 October 2006, they formed their own party, the royalistRastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, under the leadership ofKamal Thapa.[37][12]

Constituent Assembly, 2007–2015

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The party held its fourth general convention from 9 to 11 December 2007 and re-elected Pashupati SJB Rana as party chairman.[12] Following the2006 revolution a national consensus government under the leadership ofGirija Prasad Koirala was formed. The parliament was reinstated and eventually transformed into theInterim Legislature Parliament after including theMaoists.[43] The party had eight seats in the parliament but two MPs,Budhhiman Tamang andBrijesh Kumar Gupta, were dismissed because of their support of the royal coup.[44]

Pashupati SJB Rana: former chairperson of the party

In the2008 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 the1st Constituent Assembly through theparty-list proportional representation system. Party chairman Pashupati SJB Rana also lost fromSindhupalchowk 1.[37] 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.[12][45] The party joined theMadhav Kumar Nepal led government in June 2009.

At the party's fifth general convention from 17 to 19 May 2013, theRastriya Janashakti Party merged into the party andSurya Bahadur Thapa was elected as the chairman of the unified party. It was also decided that the senior leadership would rotate annually betweenSurya Bahadur Thapa,Lokendra Bahadur Chand,Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana andPrakash Chandra Lohani.[12][46] In the2013 elections, the party won constituency seats inRupandehi 2,Chitwan 5 andDhankuta 2 and got 2.75% of the party list votes and won 10 seats through theparty-list proportional representation system for a total of 13 seats in the2nd Constituent Assembly. The party supported theCPN (UML)Nepali Congresscoalition government underSushil Koirala following the election and sent two ministers to the cabinet.[47][12]

Federal Nepal, 2016–present

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Flag of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party until 2016

Continued internal conflicts, 2016–2020

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On 21 November 2016, the party announced its unification with theKamal Thapa ledRastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal. The new party retained the name of Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The new party had a total strength of 37 in theParliament of Nepal, becoming the fourth largest party.[48][49] Thapa was elected as chairman of the party in a special general convention in Kathmandu in February 2017.[50] The party joined thecoalition government on 9 March 2017 underCPN (Maoist Centre) chairmanPushpa Kamal Dahal withKamal Thapa serving as deputy prime minister.[51]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.[52][12] Another split occurred on 6 August 2017 afterPashupati SJB Rana broke away formingRastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic).[53] The party joined thecoalition government under Nepali Congress presidentSher Bahadur Deuba on 13 October 2017 withKamal Thapa again serving as deputy prime minister.[54]

In the2017 general andprovincial elections, Rastriya Prajantatra Party formed an alliance withNepali Congress andRastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic).[55] The party only won one seat to the House of Representatives and party chairmanKamal Thapa lost inMakwanpur 1. Only general secretaryRajendra Lingden was elected fromJhapa 3 after forging an electoral pact with the Left Alliance againstNepali Congress in some eastern districts includingJhapa.[56][57][58] The party got 2.06% of the party list votes and could not become a national party after failing to pass the 3% threshold inparty list voting. The party also won one seat each toprovincial assemblies ofProvince 1,Province 3 andProvince 6.[59]

Re-unification and new leadership, 2020–2023

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See also:2021 general convention of Rastriya Prajatantra Party

TheRastriya Prajatantra Party (Samyukta), created through the merger of Rana and Lohani's splinter groups, merged with the party on 12 March 2020, withKamal Thapa,Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana andPrakash Chandra Lohani all acting as chairs.[60][61] In July 2020,Sunil Bahadur Thapa, the son of former prime ministerSurya Bahadur Thapa, resigned from the party and joinedNepali Congress.[62] The party conducted its general convention from 1 to 3 December 2021 and electedRajendra Prasad Lingden as the party's chairman. He defeated former deputy prime minister and incumbent party chairmanKamal Thapa at the general convention.[63][10] The party also announced that it had 150,000 active party members.[1] The general convention also electedNepalgunj mayorDhawal Shamsher Rana as the party's general secretary and former member of constituent assemblyBikram Pandey as the party vice-president.[64] Following the general convention, Kamal Thapa left the party and revived theRastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal.[65]

The party announced intentions to unify other pro-monarchist groups under their umbrella and groups includingNepal Ka Lagi Nepali Campaign,Mission Nepal,Gorach Abhiyan and theGyanendra Shahi ledHamro Nepal Hami Nepali Campaign joined the party in the following months.[66][67] Former chairman ofBibeksheel Sajha Party,Rabindra Mishra also joined the party on 28 September 2022 as senior vice-president.[68] TheJanatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha also merged with the party on 5 October.[69]

The party fielded 140 candidates to theHouse of Representatives at the2022 general andprovincial elections and forged an election pact withCPN (UML) inJhapa,Banke andRupandehi districts.[70] Party chairmanRajendra Lingden retained his seat inJhapa 3 and the party gained 6 moredirect seats. The party also got 5.58% of the party list vote to become one of sevennational parties in theFederal Parliament. The party won 7proportional seats for a total of 14 seats at theHouse of Representatives.[11] The party was also successful in winning seats to all sevenprovincial assemblies.[71]

The party joined thecoalition government ofPushpa Kamal Dahal following the election with three cabinet ministers and one state minister, with party presidentLingden serving asdeputy prime minister.[72][73] The party withdrew from the coalition after a month.[74]

Pro-Monarchy Protests, 2023–present

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Main article:2025 Nepalese pro-monarchy protests

In January 2024, the former kingGyanendra met with five MPs from the party.[75] The party launched sporadic protests calling for the restoration of the monarchy throughout the year.[76][77] In March 2025, the party along with other pro-monarchists groups welcomed the former king back at theTribhuvan International Airport.[78] Later in the month a joint movement committee was formed under the leadership ofNava Raj Subedi to launch a movement to reinstate a Hindu kingdom. Senior party leaders were named as members, but the party denied any association with the movement.[79] Senior deputy chairmanRabindra Mishra and general secretaryDhawal Shamsher Rana joined the committee and organized arally for restoration of the monarchy.[80][81] Two people died and forty five people were injured after the rally turned violent and the two leaders along with other members of the committee were arrested.[82][83]

Senior leadersPashupati SJB Rana andPrakash Chandra Lohani led protests by the party in favor of releasing the protestors and demanded an independent investigation into the incident.[84] After weeks of protest by the party and other pro-monarchy groups, another large protest took place onRepublic Day in May 2025.[85][86][87] Mishra and Rana were subsequently released from custody on bail .[88][89][90][91]

Party chair Lingden removedNava Raj Subedi as coordinator of the discipline committee claiming that Subedi had publicly announced his exit from the party. The move was criticized by general secretary Rana and other members who petitioned the Election Commission against the decision.[92][93] Nominated vice-chairman Mukunda Shyam Giri was removed from his position and as central committee member after issuing a statement against the removal.[94]

The party formed a committee to pursue unity and alliance with other parties in November 2025 and on 31 December 2025,Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal led by former party chairmanKamal Thapa reunified with the party.[95][96]

Ideology

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Electoral symbol of the party until 2020

The Rastriya Prajatantra Party was established as an alternative force to the major political parties,Nepali Congress andCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). The party was founded on the principles ofdemocracy,constitutional monarchy,nationalism andeconomic liberalism.[12][97][98] It supported awelfare state andcultural pluralism.[4] At the time of the party's foundationSurya Bahadur Thapa's party was considered as the moreliberal party andLokendra Bahadur Chand'sparty was considered as thePashupati SJB Ranamoreconservative party.[99]

Monarchy and federal structure

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In the early 2000s the party supported the position of abenevolent monarch during times of crises.[4] At the first session of the1st Constituent Assembly, the party voted to abolish the monarchy and turn Nepal into a secular republic.[12][45] Later however, the party advocated for turning Nepal into aHindu republic.[100]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 theHindu state and a return toconstitutional monarchy. After the merger between the two parties in November 2016 it was announced that the unified party would take up the constitution ofRastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal.[48] The party has stated support for aSanatan Hindu state with fullreligious freedom and registered an amendment proposal for such on 19 March 2017.[101][102] TheElection 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 theConstitution of Nepal.[103][104]

The party supports aceremonial monarch, adirectly elected prime minister and a fullyproportional parliament.[105][12] The party also calls for the scrapping of theprovincial governments claiming that it is an expensive experiment. The party wants to instead strengthen thelocal governments and create a two-tier federal structure.[106][107]

Electoral performance

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Legislative elections

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% Votes of RPP and its splinter groups
11.94 
5.38
6.56
17.93 
17.93
13.85 
10.44
3.41
4.43 
2.45
0.95
1.03
9.41 
2.75
6.66
3.29 
2.06
0.93
0.30
5.7 
5.58
0.12
1991199419992008201320172022
9.51 
RPP (6.66)
RPP (C) (1.42)
RJSP (0.14)
RPPN (1.12)
RPP(D) (0.13)
URPP(N) (0.04)
Average

Kingdom of Nepal

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ElectionLeaderConstituency VotesSeatsPositionResulting government
No.%±No.±
1991Surya Bahadur Thapa392,4995.38N/a
1 / 205
N/a7thOpposition
Lokendra Bahadur Chand478,6046.56N/a
3 / 205
N/a5thOpposition
1994Surya Bahadur Thapa1,367,14817.93N/a
20 / 205
Increase 19Increase 3rdSupport for minority government
1999Surya Bahadur Thapa903,32810.43Decrease 7.50
11 / 205
Decrease 9Steady 3rdOpposition
Lokendra Bahadur Chand293,9523.41N/a
0 / 205
N/a9thOpposition

Constituent assembly

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ElectionLeaderConstituency VotesProportional VotesSeatsPositionResulting government
No.%±No.%±No.±
2008Pashupati SJB Rana310,2143.01Decrease 7.42263,4312.45N/a
8 / 575
Decrease 3Decrease 8thOpposition
2013Surya Bahadur Thapa238,3132.63Decrease0.38260,2342.75Increase 0.30
13 / 575
Increase 5Increase 6thCoalition government

Federal parliament

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ElectionLeaderConstituency VotesProportional VotesSeatsPositionResulting government
No.%±No.%±No.±
2017Kamal Thapa118,3181.18Decrease1.45196,7822.06[a]Decrease 0.57
1 / 275
Decrease 12Decrease 7thOpposition
2022Rajendra Prasad Lingden549,3405.24Increase 4.06588,8495.58Increase 3.52
14 / 275
Increase 13Increase 5thCoalition
Opposition
  1. ^Represented asIndependent for not reaching the 3% threshold

Provincial assemblies

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ProvinceElectionVotes%Seats±Status
Koshi2022198,51110.45 (4th)
6 / 93
Increase 5Opposition
Madhesh65,0543.12 (8th)
1 / 107
Increase 1Opposition
Bagmati275,56214.23 (4th)
13 / 110
Increase 11Opposition
Gandaki59,4836.03 (4th)
2 / 60
Increase 2Opposition
Lumbini127,4526.75 (4th)
4 / 87
Increase 4Opposition
Karnali25,1864.36 (5th)
1 / 40
SteadyOpposition
Sudurpashchim44,2334.93 (6th)
1 / 53
Increase 1Opposition

Leadership

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Chairpersons

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Current party chairman,Rajendra Prasad Lingden

Prime Ministers

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No.Prime MinisterPortraitTerms in OfficeLegislatureCabinetConstituency
StartEndTenure
1.Lokendra Bahadur Chand12 March 19977 October 1997209 days3rd House of RepresentativesChand, 1997Baitadi 2
11 October 20025 June 2003237 daysAppointed byKing GyanendraChand, 2002
2.Surya Bahadur Thapa7 October 199715 April 1998190 days3rd House of RepresentativesThapa, 1998Dhankuta 2
5 June 20034 September 20041 year, 91 daysAppointed byKing GyanendraThapa, 2003

Deputy Prime Ministers

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No.Prime MinisterPortraitTerms in OfficeLegislatureCabinetConstituency
StartEndTenure
1.Kamal Thapa12 October 20154 August 2016297 daysConstituent AssemblyOli, 2015Party list
17 October 201714 February 2018120 daysConstituent AssemblyDeuba, 2017
2.Rajendra Prasad Lingden17 January 202325 February 202339 days2nd Federal ParliamentDahal, 2023Jhapa 3

Current leadership

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No.Portfolio[108][109][110]Office holderTerms in Office
StartEndTenure
1.ChairmanRajendra Prasad Lingden5 December 2021Incumbent4 years, 70 days
2.Senior Deputy ChairmanRabindra Mishra28 September 2022Incumbent3 years, 138 days
3.Deputy ChairmanBikram Pandey5 December 2021Incumbent4 years, 70 days
Buddhi Man Tamang
Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan
Roshan Karki
Hemjung Gurung
Mukundashyam Giri
4.General SecretaryDhawal Shamsher Rana5 December 2021Incumbent4 years, 70 days
Bhuwan Pathak
Kunti Shahi
Rajendra Gurung31 January 20224 years, 13 days
Pralhad Prasad Sah
Sharad Raj Pathak22 December 20223 years, 53 days
5.SpokespersonBhakti Prasad Sitaula31 January 2022Incumbent4 years, 13 days
Mohan Shrestha
Sagun Sundar Lawati
Gopal Dahal
Gyanendra Shahi15 February 20213 years, 363 days
6.Joint General SecretaryMohan Prasad Yadav31 January 2022Incumbent4 years, 13 days
Dhan Bahadur Budha
Shyam Bahadur Shahi
Prakash Rimal
Rabindra Pratap Shah
Jhanak Pyakurel
Reena Gurung
7.Assistant SpokespersonPravin Kumar Thokar Tamang31 January 2022Incumbent4 years, 13 days
Dinesh Kumar Sah
Purna Bahadur Chand
8.Assistant General SecretaryRamananda Neupane31 January 2022Incumbent4 years, 13 days
Bijay Khadka
Prem Balayar
Rishiraj Devkota
Tahir Ali
Deepak Kumar Rai

Provincial Committee Chairs

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ProvinceChairmanTerm startReference
Province No. 1Ram Thapa2021[111]
Province No. 2Bharat Giri
Bagmati ProvinceBikram Thapa
Gandaki ProvinceHem Jung Gurung
Lumbini ProvincePradip Kumar Uday
Karnali ProvinceDip Bahadur Shahi
Sudurpashchim ProvinceDharma Raj Joshi

List of current Members of Parliament

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Rastriya Prajatantra Party (14)
Constituency/PR groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities/Remarks
Jhapa 3Rajendra LingdenParliamentary party leader
Jumla 1Gyan Bahadur ShahiChief whip
Spokesperson
Banke 2Dhawal Shamsher Rana
Chitwan 3Bikram Pandey
Makwanpur 1Deepak Bahadur Singh
Nawalparasi West 2Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan
Rupandehi 3Deepak Bohara
DalitAnisha Nepali
MadheshiBina Jaiswal
Indigenous peoplesBina Lama
Indigenous peoplesBudhhiman Tamang
Khas AryaGita Basnet
Khas AryaPashupati Shamsher Rana
Khas AryaRosan Karki

Sister Organizations

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See also

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