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.

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

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 has ruled the Himalayan ...

Balendra Shah emerged as a leading figure in the youth-driven protests that shook Nepal last year. The hip-hop star could soon be leading the country as its youngest prime minister after dramatic ...

Rapper Balendra Shah has defeated the former Nepalese Prime Minister Sharma KP Oli in his parliamentary constituency, as he takes a step closer to becoming Nepal’s next prime minister. Nepal’s ...

Balendra Shah, former Kathmandu mayor and rapper, is contesting Nepal’s 2026 elections as a prime ministerial candidate. Backed by youth support and RSP, he challenges established political forces ...

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 ...