RSP meeting this afternoon to elect parliamentary party leader

Kathmandu, March 26: The central committee meeting of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is scheduled to be held this afternoon at the party's central office in Banasthali, Kathmandu.

Joint General Secretary Bipin Acharya told RSS that the meeting has been called to elect senior party leader Balendra Shah as the parliamentary party leader.

The CC meeting will be held after the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected members of the House of Representatives. The RSP had announced Shah as the candidate of Prime Minister in the March 5 House of Representatives elections.

The RSP emerged as the first party with a total of 182 seats, giving way for formation of the next government under its leadership. Shah is likely to be unanimously chosen as the RSP's parliamentary leader, paving the way for him to become the next Prime Minister of Nepal. (RSS)