What happens to PM Shah if he loses parliamentary party leadership?
Summary
Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s tenure is under constitutional scrutiny amid an internal Rastriya Swatantra Party dispute over whether he can stay in office if he loses the party’s parliamentary leadership. Constitutional experts are divided on whether Article 76(1) allows him to remain prime minister without that party post.
Key Points
- The article examines whether Prime Minister Balendra Shah can remain in office if he loses the Rastriya Swatantra Party’s parliamentary leadership.
- Constitutional experts are split on whether Article 76(1) requires the prime minister to keep leading the majority parliamentary party.
- The dispute has intensified inside the RSP amid clashes between Shah’s supporters and those aligned with party chairperson Rabi Lamichhane.
- President Ram Chandra Paudel appointed Shah prime minister under Article 76(1) after the RSP won a majority in the House of Representatives.
