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

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

Who is Balendra Shah? The 35-year-old rap star set to be Nepal’s youngest PM - Balendra Shah emerged as a leading figure in the youth-driven protests that shook Nepal last year. The hip-hop star could ...

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.

A Nepali political party led by an ex-rapper is set for a landslide victory in the country's first parliamentary election ...

Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is all set to form the next government in Nepal after securing a sweeping victory in the crucial general election on Saturday.

Both are seen as representatives of a younger generation challenging Nepal’s ageing political leadership. But their routes and ideas of governance could not be more different.

Six months after massive youth-led protests that ousted a prime minister, voters in Nepal are headed to the polls on Thursday.