Rajsabha

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Rajsabha (ne:राजसभा Nepali for "The King's Council") was a constitutional body in the Kingdom of Nepal provisioned by Constitution of Nepal 1962. It consisted of heads of other constitutional bodies and several members appointed by the king.^[1]

Rajsabha was replaced by Raj Parishad by Constitution of Nepal 1990.^[2]

The monarchy in Nepal was abolished on 28 May 2008, and therefore so were the king’s councils.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Microsoft Word - The Constitution of Nepal 2019" (PDF). Himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
^ "Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal VS 2047". Digitalcommons.macalester.edu. 1990. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
^ "Nepal votes to abolish monarchy". News.bbc.co.uk. 28 May 2008.
^ "CONSTITUTION OF NEPAL 2015" (PDF). Icnl.org. Retrieved 19 February 2019.