Kathmandu, March 26 -- The first meeting of Nepal's new Parliament after the elections early this month convened on Thursday, with newly elected members taking the oath of office and secrecy. The previous Parliament was dissolved in September 2025 after the Gen-Z protest.

The new lawmakers, elected through the election held on March 5, arrived at the under-construction Parliament building inside Singhadurbar, the administrative capital of the Himalayan nation, in traditional attire.

The Parliament Secretariat had requested the newly elected members of the House of Representatives to wear traditional attire while taking the oath.

Nepali Congress parliamentarian Arjun Narsingh KC, the senior-most member of the House of Representatives, a...