Kathmandu, Jan. 30 -- Riding on a strong anti-incumbency slogan, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), formed barely five months before the November 2022 House of Representatives election, emerged as the fourth-largest force in the 275-member House of Representatives.

The party then secured seven seats under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system and 13 under proportional representation, for a total of 20 seats. Three months after the election, the Supreme Court annulled party chair Rabi Lamichhane's lawmaker status after the citizenship certificate he produced to contest the election was found to be invalid.

While he retained his seat from Chitwan-2 in the April 2023 by-election, the party also managed to add one seat, registering a win i...