गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Lamichhane elected unopposed as RSP President Politics Lamichhane elected unopposed as RSP President KathmanduPati June 24, 2026 Bharatpur– Rabi Lamichhane has been elected unopposed as the President of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) during its first general convention, currently being held in Chitwan. According to Bhuvan KC, Chief of the party’s Central Election Commission, Lamichhane was declared elected on Tuesday night after remaining the only candidate for the post of President. With this, Lamichhane will continue to lead the party for a second consecutive term.The four-year-old party, founded in 2022, is holding its maiden general convention, with 3,849 representatives participating in the gathering. KC further informed that nominations for central committee posts are currently underway.The nomination process continued until midnight on Tuesday, while voting for other leadership positions is set to begin today at 8:00am. Election officials estimate that it will take around eight hours for more than 4,500 eligible voters to complete the voting process. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepali Congress urges government to protect citizens after Saudi drone… Trump envoys confront Zelensky as US-Ukraine tensions escalate Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal ahead of Balen’s India… Climate loss and damage fund approves $20 Million grant for… Nepal must accelerate reforms to exit FATF grey list BJP claims Rahul Gandhi visited Vietnam amid voter roll row Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo Now more than ever, support the IT sector “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” The envisioned Defense University and its rationale