KATHMANDU, May 29: Bindabasini Kansakar, who was elected as an Member of Parliament  under the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is taking oath of office and secrecy today.

KATHMANDU, May 25: Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and member of the House of Representatives, has responded that he is 'irritated' after another case has been registered against him.

KATHMANDU, May 24: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has demanded the formation of a parliamentary special investigation committee to probe the fake Bhutanese refugee scam.

KATHMANDU, May 15: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has expressed its suspicion that the top leaders of the three parties may be trying to dismiss the case of fake Bhutanese refugee scam.

KATHMANDU, May 5: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has decided to withdraw its support to the government.

KATHMANDU, May 4: Chairman of the CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal has viewed that the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) should be incorporated in the incumbent government.

KATHMANDU, May 1: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is going to decide whether or not to participate in the government in a meeting of the party scheduled for Friday.

KATHMANDU, May 1: Pushkar Shah, a world cyclist from Nepal, was denied entry into the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) office in Basundhara, Kathmandu, because he arrived on a bicycle. Shah took to his social media post to share that he was stopped at the gate and informed that bicycles were not allowed inside the Ghanti Ghar!

KATHMANDU, April 30: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) will be holding its central working committee (CWC) and the parliamentary party (PP) meetings tomorrow.

KATHMANDU, April 28: Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and a newly-elected Member of Parliament, has said that his party was likely to withdraw its support to the government.

KATHMANDU, April 26: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane and the party’s candidate Dr Swarnim Wagle have won by-election held on Sunday with a wide margin.

KATHMANDU, April 25: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane today said the party would set out on a journey to prosperity based on the agenda of good governance.

CHITWAN, April 25: Rabi Lamichhane of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has won the by-election to the House of Representatives member from Chitwan constituency-2.

CHITWAN, April 25: The victory of Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, is confirmed from Chitwan Constituency Number 2. With around 78,277 votes counted, Lamichhane is leading his nearest rival by more than 42,000 votes.

KATHMANDU, April 24: Counting of votes of the by-election in Tanahun constituency-1 is currently underway. According to the latest update of the Election Commission, 37,841 votes have been counted as of 5:30 pm. Swarnim Wagle of Rashriya Swatantra Party is ahead of other candidates with 19,249 votes.

CHITWAN, April 24: The Election Commission (EC) has sought clarification from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman and House of Representatives by-election candidate from Chitwan-2, Rabi Lamichhane, for allegedly violating the election code of conduct.

RSP leaders said the party is preparing to elect Bindawasini Kansakar as the party’s lawmaker in the place of Dr Shrestha.

KATHMANDU, April 12: A meeting of the Central Committee of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has started.

KATHMANDU, April 11: A second audiotape of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Dhaka Kumar Shrestha, who is said to have demanded Rs 20 million from medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai, has gone viral on social media.

KATHMANDU, April 9: The Rastriya Swatantra Party has asked MP Dhaka Kumar Shrestha to submit a clarification within 24 hours following the leakage of an audio clip in which Shrestha has allegedly demanded Rs 20 million from businessman Durga Prasai.

BARA, April 3: Ramesh Prasad Kharel from the Rasrtiya Swatantra Party has registered his candidacy for the by-election being held in Bara-2.

KATHMANDU, March 30: Renowned economist Dr Swarnim Wagle has decided to quit Nepali Congress (NC) alleging that he was repeatedly humiliated by the party's top leadership.

KATHMANDU, March 25: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has decided to contest the by-elections to be held on the 23rd of April without forming an alliance.

KATHMANDU, March 22:  Even though the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) gave a vote of confidence to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the party has not yet decided whether to join the government.

KATHMANDU, March 20: Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chairman Rajendra Lingden has termed Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal as “a driver who keeps changing cars.”

KATHMANDU, March 16: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has called a joint meeting of the party’s office-bearers and parliamentary party to decide on the election of the Vice President.

CHITWAN, March 11: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has directed its leaders and cadres to carry out activities connecting with the people's daily life.

KATHMANDU, March 13: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman  Rabi Lamichhane has clarified that his party is in no hurry to join the government.

KATHMANDU, March 9: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has participated in the presidential election. A meeting of the party officials and the parliamentary party held at the RSP office on Thursday decided to participate in the voting.

KATHMANDU, March 8: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is to take a decision on the presidential election only on Thursday. The party's vice-chairman Dol Prasad Aryal said that the party will hold a meeting tomorrow and take the necessary decision with regards to the presidential election.

KATHMANDU, Feb 13: Rastriya Swatantra Party is having a meeting of its parliamentary party and central committee today.

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Chairman of Rashtriya Prajatantra Party(RPP) Rajendra Lingden has said that efforts are being made to bring the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) back to the government.

KATHMANDU, Feb 9: The District Government Attorney Office, Kathmandu, has started an investigation into the passport submitted by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane to the Passport Department. The office has started an investigation into the complaint regarding the misuse of the Nepali passport obtained by Lamichhane using an invalid citizenship certificate.

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma has said that efforts are being made to bring the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) back into the government.

KATHMANDU, Feb 6: The press conference scheduled to be held today by the three outgoing ministers of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has been postponed. The three ministers who resigned on Sunday were scheduled to hold a press conference today. Dor Prasad Aryal, the party’s vice-chairman and former minister of labor and employment, said that it was postponed because he was busy with the regular work of the party.

KATHMANDU, Feb 5: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has decided to leave the government. A joint meeting of central members and MPs of the party held on Sunday decided to quit the government.

KATHMANDU, Feb 5: Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party, finds himself in a tight spot after being found guilty by the court in a citizenship-related case and subsequently dismissed as an MP and a minister.

The party serves a ‘two-day’ ultimatum to meet their demands

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: Chairman of CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli has said that according to the agreement reached during the formation of the government, the Ministry of Home Affairs should be given to the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). He said that during the formation of the government, there was an agreement between the ruling alliance parties to give the Ministry of Home Affairs to the RSP.

KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Chairman of CPN-UML KP Sharma Oli reached Baluwatar to meet Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday reportedly for reinstating Rabi Lamichhane to the post of home minister, according to sources close to Oli.

KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has prepared to announce Rabi Lamichhane as the party chairman today.

KATHMANDU, Jan 28: Dol Prasad Aryal has been picked as the Acting President of Rastriya Swatantra Party.

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has been elected as the deputy parliamentary party leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Deputy Speaker Indira Rana Magar has said that she has left Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). Magar, who was elected as proportional MP from RSP, renounced the party membership after being elected as Deputy Speaker.

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: On behalf of the ruling coalition, Indira Rana Magal of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has filed her candidacy for the position of deputy speaker.

KATHMANDU, Dec 26:  Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, has said that they decided to join the government after a common agreement to form a commission empowered to investigate the issue of corruption.

KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Under the leadership of Chairman Rabi Lamichhane, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is going to join the government led by CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

CHITWAN, Nov 25: Rabi Lamichhane, the chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, has said that he will work in favor of the people whole-heartedly.

KATHMANDU,Nov 22:Ravi Lamichhane, chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party, is taking the lead in Chitwan-2. So far, 13,500 votes have been counted so far among which Lamichhane has obtained 4,414 votes.

KATHMANDU,Nov 21: Rastriya Swatantra Party ( RSP) candidate Shishir Khanal is leading in the vote count for the House of Representatives in Kathmandu Constituency No. 6.