Ex-rapper Balendra Shah set to be Nepal PM after party's landslide election win
Balendra Shah's newly formed Rastriya Swatantra party won a historic landslide victory in Nepal's elections, positioning him to become prime minister with unprecedented support from gen Z voters demanding change and an end to corruption.
Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah's RSP heads for poll landslide in Nepal
Nepal's centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party led by 35-year-old Balendra Shah secured a parliamentary majority in elections following last year's youth-led uprising, marking a dramatic reformist shift in Himalayan politics.
Nepal: Rapper-turned-politician poised to become next PM
Balendra Shah's Rastriya Swatantra Party is winning a landslide election victory in Nepal after Gen Z protests toppled the previous government, with Shah poised to become Prime Minister.
Nepal: Gen Z buoys exrapper's party to landslide victory
Balendra Shah's centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party won a landslide victory with 182 of 275 parliamentary seats, positioning the 35-year-old former rapper and Kathmandu mayor to become Nepal's next prime minister.
Balen Shah: Rapper, mayor, Nepal's next prime minister?
Balen Shah, a 35-year-old former Kathmandu mayor and rap sensation, is positioning himself as a prime ministerial candidate by contesting parliamentary elections against former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in a Communist Party stronghold.