The Raj Parishad, which acts as the royal advisory body, comprising of the prime minister, chief justice and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces among others, convened an emergency session on Saturday morning to assess the situation. It is empowered to decide 'whether His Majesty is mentally or physically incapacitated,' pass 'a resolution confirming such incapacity by a majority of two-thirds of its total membership,' and 'proclaim the crown prince to be the regent if he has attained the age of eighteen years,' and 'in other circumstances, it shall, subject to rules made by His Majesty, proclaim a Regent or Council of Regency.'