Rastriya Swatantra Party election candidate Balendra Shah arrives at a polling station to vote during Nepal's parliamentary election in Kathmandu on March 5, 2026. Reporter In the wake of the Gen Z ...

Thursday's general election was the first since violent youth-led protests toppled the government in September.

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.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Nepali political party led by an ex-rapper is set for a landslide victory in the country’s first parliamentary election since Gen Z protests ousted the old leadership that ...

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Once known for protest rap against corruption and inequality, Balen Shah now finds himself leading the very system he once ...

According to official data from the Electoral Commission, as of Sunday morning, the emerging party has already secured 106 out of the 165 directly elected seats and is leading in the counting of ...

Balendra Shah, known as Balen Shah, is Nepal's rapper-turned-politician who has made a remarkable journey from music to politics, serving as Prime Minister after rising through the ranks as a socially ...

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Former rapper and Kathmandu mayor Balen Shah emerges as a frontrunner for Nepal’s prime ministership, energising a new generation and challenging decades-old political dominance. Kathmandu: Nepal’s ...