Dolprasad Aryal of Rastriya Samajbadi Party Registers Candidacy for Speaker Position

Dolprasad Aryal, Vice-Chairperson of the Rastriya Samajbadi Party (RSP), has registered his candidacy for the Speaker position. The election for Speaker is scheduled to take place on Chaitra 22, with the registration of candidates open from 11 AM to 2 PM on Chaitra 17. Given that the RSP holds 182 seats, close to a two-thirds majority, Aryal’s election as Speaker is seen as almost certain.

Aryal’s proposer is the party Chairperson and member of the House of Representatives, Ravi Lamichhane. His supporters include Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle, Minister of Law Sovita Gautam, and Minister of Physical Infrastructure Sunil Lamsal. The Federal Parliament Secretariat has officially set the nomination filing time for the Speaker position from 11 AM to 2 PM today, Friday.

It is anticipated that the House of Representatives meeting on Chaitra 22 will pass a proposal to elect the Speaker, with support from Aryal’s backers. The RSP’s decision to nominate Aryal for the Speaker post was made during the party meeting on Thursday. Holding 182 seats in the 275-member House of Representatives, the RSP is close to the two-thirds majority necessary, effectively ensuring Aryal’s victory. Until now, as there was no Speaker, the senior-most member of the House Arjun Narsingh KC has been chairing the sessions.