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RSP to support Rubi Kumari Thakur for Deputy Speaker post



KATHMANDU: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has decided to vote in favor of Shram Sanskriti Party candidate Rubi Kumari Thakur for the post of Deputy Speaker.

According to RSP spokesperson Manish Jha, a parliamentary party meeting held at Singha Durbar today reached the decision to back Thakur’s candidacy.

The election for the Deputy Speaker is scheduled to take place today.

Publish Date : 10 April 2026 14:24 PM

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