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RPP unanimously elects Gyan Bahadur Shahi as Parliamentary Party Leader

By THT Online

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KATHMANDU, MARCH 19 The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has unanimously selected Gyan Bahadur Shahi as the leader of its parliamentary party (PP). A meeting of the party's Members of Parliament held on Thursday decided to appoint Shahi to the position. He was elected from Jumla under the first-past-the-post electoral system. Similarly, the party has appointed Khusbu Oli as its chief whip. RPP General Secretary Rajendra Gurung stated that PP leader Shahi made the selection. The RPP secured a total of five seats in the House of Representatives (HoR) elections held on March 5.