Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala had held up the passing of Parliamentary Rules 2063, so the house debated it while he was in New Delhi. Koirala had wanted the prime minister to be the caretaker in the event of the death or incapacitation of the monarch, while others wanted the speaker of the house to have the authority. Parliament seems to be in a tearing hurry to decide on royal succession, while Koirala had been delaying it. The rival proposal is for a 17-member interim committee lead by the speaker to be caretaker if the king dies. The state affairs committee of parliament had felt that the prime minister's head of government shouldn't be the caretaker.

Interestingly, if the king dies while parliament is not in session and succession has to be decided, there is a provision to reconvene parliament for the sole purpose of choosing a new monarch. Under Rule 205 of the draft rules of parliament, a king can also be dethroned if one-fourth of parliament signs an affidavit declaring him of unsound mind. Such a declaration will be passed on to the cabinet for decision. The rules also allow parliamentary decisions and resolutions by the security council to be passed without the formality of a royal seal of approval.