KATHMANDU, March 16: A total of 13 central committee members of the Rastriya Swatantra Party have been selected as proportional representation (PR) lawmakers in the House of Representatives.
Among those chosen, 11 are women and two are men.
Party treasurer Lima Adhikari (Acharya) has been elected under the Khas Arya cluster. She is a founding central member of the party and a new face in Parliament. She is also the daughter of former leader Bharat Mohan Adhikari.
Assistant treasurer Basumaya Tamang has been elected under the Janajati quota. Tamang, an entrepreneur, is known for producing and exporting pickles while creating employment opportunities.
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Similarly, party co-spokesperson Pratibha Rawal has been elected under the Khas Arya category. Rawal previously worked with party chair Rabi Lamichhane at Galaxy Television and later served in his secretariat when he was home minister.
Another co-spokesperson, Ramesh Prasai, was elected from the Khas Arya cluster and is the only male candidate from that group among the central committee members selected through PR. He is a former television personality.
Central committee member Krantishikha Dhital, a psychological counselor and former television presenter, has also been elected under the Khas Arya category.
Samikshya Baskota, a central committee member and former chairperson of the Bibeksheel Sajha Party, has also entered Parliament through the Khas Arya quota following the pre-election alliance between the two parties.
Former vice-chair of Bibeksheel Sajha, Prakash Chandra Pariyar, has been elected through the PR system and is the second male central member to secure a seat.
Other central members elected through PR include Tika Sangroula from the backward region category; Pramila Kuluzu of Bhaktapur, Eliza Gurung of Gorkha and Kusum Maharjan of Kathmandu from the Janajati cluster; and Nisha Mehta and Kamini Kumari Chaudhary from the Madhesi women’s category.
The RSP has selected 57 lawmakers through the proportional representation system, including 48 women.
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