Sunday, August 30th, 2026

Kabindra appointed RSP Chief Whip; Prakash Chandra, Krantishikha named whips



KATHMANDU: The parliamentary party meeting of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has appointed General Secretary Kabindra Burlakoti as the Chief Whip in the House of Representatives.

The decision was made during a meeting held at Singha Durbar on Thursday in the presence of parliamentary party leader and Prime Minister Balen Shah.

Burlakoti was elected to the House of Representatives from Gorkha Constituency-2 in the March 5 elections. Meanwhile, MPs Prakash Chandra Pariyar and Krantishikha Dhital have been appointed as whips.

Krantishikha Dhital joined the RSP after leaving the CPN-UML following the Gen-Z movement in September 8-9, 2025, while Pariyar entered the party through the Bibeksheel Party.

Both leaders, who are proportional representation MPs, have been entrusted with maintaining party discipline and issuing whips to RSP lawmakers.

Publish Date : 16 April 2026 13:32 PM

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