KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Rastriya Swatantra Party has nominated Indira Rana Magar as its candidate for the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.
The RSP parliamentary party meeting held this morning took the decision. Magar from Jhapa is a proportional member of parliament. Earlier, Sobita Gautam was nominated for the post of deputy speaker.
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