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RSP elects new leadership in convention marred by delays, rifts

Bharatpur, June 27 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has elected its new leadership after a drawn-out national convention marked by logistical breakdowns, delayed proceedings and visible factional... Read More


RSP's first general convention turns into a tiring and costly affair for delegates

Bharatpur, June 25 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which entered the country's political arena promising an alternative political culture, has faced severe criticism from its own delegates duri... Read More


RSP general convention set for overnight vote to elect office bearers

Chitwan, June 25 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is set to hold an overnight vote to elect its office bearers through its first general convention, with polling scheduled from 9:15pm to 12:15am ... Read More


Rabi Lamichhane's paper portrays RSP as a mature political force

Kathmandu, June 24 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party has proposed transforming the National Assembly into a non-partisan chamber of experts and making the Vice President its chairperson. Presenting his ... Read More


Several PM Shah camp leaders forgo race, likely to enter through nomination

Chitwan, June 24 -- Sixteen members aligned with Prime Minister Balendra Shah's faction in the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) have opted out of the central committee election and are expected to enter... Read More


Delegate dispute delays RSP closed session, leadership vote

Bharatpur, June 23 -- Paraswar Kandel, a 75-year-old delegate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, travelled from Baglung to help choose the party's new leadership. Instead, he spent five hours in Chitwan... Read More


RSP seeks to reassure critics as questions grow over its mandate

Chitwan, June 22 -- With Prime Minister Balendra Shah behind the wheel and party chair Rabi Lamichhane in the passenger seat, the two turned heads as they arrived at the venue of the Rastriya Swatantr... Read More


RSP convention: Madhesh delegates participate under ad hoc arrangement amid leadership dispute

Chitwan, June 22 -- The first general convention of the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) opened in Bharatpur, Chitwan, on Sunday, but the party entered the landmark gathering without completing i... Read More


RSP at 4: How Rabi Lamichhane conceived and nurtured an alternative political movement

Chitwan, June 21 -- Having walked away from his television programme "Sidha Kura", Rabi Lamichhane announced the formation of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) on June 20, 2022, declaring, "We will r... Read More


CIAA summons Arzu Rana Deuba in passport procurement corruption probe

Kathmandu, June 18 -- The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has summoned former foreign minister Arzu Rana Deuba for questioning in connection with the passport procurement con... Read More