KATHMANDU: The seniormost member of the new House of Representatives, Arjun Narsingh KC of Nepali Congress (NC), is taking the oath of office and secrecy from President Ram Chandra Poudel on Wednesday.
President Poudel is scheduled to administer the oath of office and secrecy to KC amid a ceremony at the Office of the President at 11: 15 pm on Wednesday.
KC will then administer the oath to the other 274 members of the House of Representatives on Thursday.
The parliamentary election held on March 5 elected a 275-member House of Representatives for a five-year term. Of them, 165 were elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system and the remaining 110 under the proportional representation (PR) system.

Himal Press