For Balen Shah, the viral video is a nod to his supporters who see him as the ‘New Leader’ taking over from the old guard.

The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician is set to become the South Asian nation’s next Prime Minister, after Gen Z protests rocked the political establishment last year ...

The landslide victory of a young ex-mayor and rapper brings actual hope of change to a country that’s been mired in stasis ...

Rastriya Swatantra Party, founded just four years ago, set to dominate new parliament with near two-thirds majority.

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Votes counted so far show Balendra Shah and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) are on track to win the general election.

A youth-led uprising brought Nepal’s government down last year. Now, a 35-year-old politician demanding change is set to become prime minister.

British rapper Ghetts has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing a 20-year-old Nepali student in a hit-and-run in ...

In a resounding victory that is guaranteed to reshape Nepal's politics, rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah appeared ...

Balendra Shah’s party won a landslide in the election that followed Nepal’s Gen Z revolution. His style is pugnacious.

Once dismissed as a political novice, the former Kathmandu mayor is now on track to become Nepal’s next prime minister.

Shah’s party represents a reformist wave reshaping the Himalayan nation’s politics since last year’s youth-led uprising.