an amendment proposal for such on 19 March 2017. The Election Commission removed the portion of the party statute that advocated for a Hindu state and monarchy on 17 March 2017 and asked the party to remove the provisions again on 22 January 2022 claiming that it was against Article 260 of the Constitution of Nepal. The party supports a ceremenional monarch, a directly elected prime minister and a fully proportional parliament. The party also calls for the scrapping of the provincial governments claiming that it is an expensive experiment. The party wants to instead strengthen the local governments and create a two-tier federal structure. Electoral performance Legislative elections Provincial elections Province 1 Madhesh Bagmati Gandaki Lumbini Karnali Sudurpashchim Leadership Chairmen Surya Bahadur Thapa (1990–2002, 2013–2014) Pashupati SJB Rana (2002–2013, 2014–2016, 2020–2021) Kamal Thapa (2016–2021) Prakash Chandra Lohani (2020–2021) Rajendra Lingden (2021–present) Prime Ministers Current leadership Provincial committee chairmans List of Members of Parliament Members of Pratinidhi Sabha from Rastriya Prajatantra Party See also Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal General Convention of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (2021) References External links Party website Info on the party from FES Conservative parties in Nepal National conservative parties Nepalese nationalism Hindu nationalism in Nepal Monarchist parties in Nepal Nepalese Hindu political parties Hindutva 1990 establishments in Nepal Right-wing parties Right-wing populism in Asia Social conservative parties