Kathmandu, March 22 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which is preparing to form the government on Friday after registering a thumping victory in the March 5 polls, is busy in parleys to give a final shape to the Cabinet.

The party has already decided to nominate Balendra Shah as its candidate for prime minister. Shah, who was elected an independent mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City in the 2022 local elections, resigned from his post on January 18 before joining the party.

Earlier, on December 28, a seven-point agreement was reached between RSP President Rabi Lamichhane and Shah, under which Shah would be the party's candidate for prime minister, while Lamichhane would continue to lead the party. In line with the agreement, the ...