The first meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) is underway at the federal parliament building in New Baneshwor.
The meeting which kicked off at 1 pm is being chaired by senior Member of Parliament (MP) Pashupati Shumsher Rana.
After chairing the meeting, the speaker read out the letter sent by the President on summoning of the House session.
Similarly, the letter received from the Office of the President on the appointment of CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' as the prime minister and the cabinet formation was also read out in the House meeting.
The other agenda items in the meeting include nomination of a member of parliament (MP) to chair the session in the absence of the Speaker. The lawmakers of the political parties will address the HoR.
Top leaders including Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli and CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will address the House meeting.
The HoR meeting shall run as per the HoR Regulations, 2075 BS. The meeting would also approve the Regulations.
On Monday, eldest MP Rana would inform the House about a proposal that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ would take vote of confidence of the House on Tuesday.
Maoist Centre Chairman Prachanda was appointed the PM on December 25, 2022 with the backing of 169 lawmakers. As per the Article 76 (4) of the Constitution of Nepal, the PM-elect under the Article 76 (2) needs to take the vote of confidence in the HoR within 30 days of the PM's election.
