King makes appointment in Upper House
Thimphu, March 29: His Majesty the King Khesar has made nominations in the upper house of the parliament National Council.
The nominees include Karma Ura, Kinley Tshering, Karma Damcho Nidup, Tashi Wangmo and Karma Yoezar.
With the nominations, both the houses in the parliament have all seats filled.
According to draft constitution, the NC has 25 members. 20 of them are elected directly from 20 districts and five nominated by the king.
The parliament session is expected to begin soon. The first sitting will election Speaker and Deputy Speaker in the National Council and Chairman and Vice Chairman of the National Council. Bhutan News Service