Nepal, April 17 -- The federal parliament has elected chairpersons for 12 parliamentary committees, including 10 under the House of Representatives and two joint committees of both houses.

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has secured leadership in 11 of the 12 committees.

The elected chairpersons are: Hari Dhakal (State Affairs and Good Governance Committee), Samikshya Basnet (Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee), Rahabar Ansari (Industry, Commerce, Labour and Consumer Welfare Committee), Krishna Hari Budhathoki (Finance Committee), Ashok Chaudhary (Agriculture, Cooperatives and Natural Resources Committee), Sumnima Udas (International Relations and Tourism Committee), Aakriti Awasthi(Women and Social Affairs Committee), and Ashis...