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Balendra Shah, a former Kathmandu mayor and rapper-turned-politician, was sworn in as Nepal’s youngest prime minister after his Rastriya Swatantra Party won a landslide in the March election sparked by Gen Z protests; his party took 182 of 275 seats, and Shah released a unity-themed rap song 'Jay Mahakaali' ahead of his swearing-in.
Balendra Shah, known as Balen, was sworn in as Nepal’s prime minister after leading the Gen Z-backed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) to a landslide victory that could give him a two‑thirds majority. Analysts say the historic mandate presents a chance to push rapid reforms and anti‑corruption efforts, including implementing the Karki Commission’s findings on the Gen Z protests, but delivering results will be challenging due to institutional limits and high public expectations. Shah must navigate a power balance with party chairman Rabi Lamichhane and manage foreign policy and economic pressures in the early days of his tenure.
Former underground rapper Balendra Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party won Nepal’s general elections in a landslide, clearing his path to be sworn in as prime minister and signaling a break from the old political guard, though concerns about party inexperience and governance challenges remain.
Balendra Shah, a Gen Z-backed rapper and former Kathmandu mayor, leads the Rastriya Swatantra Party to a landslide victory with 275 seats—the largest mandate in Nepal’s modern history—putting him on track to become the country’s youngest prime minister. His streetwise populism and social‑media reach propelled him beyond the political establishment, but he faces the challenge of governing with a party in the lower house but without seats in the upper house, requiring negotiation and bureaucratic navigation.
Nepal's 35-year-old ex-rapper Balendra Shah, known as Balen, looks set to become prime minister after his Rastriya Swatantra Party secured a landslide in Nepal's first election after youth-led protests, winning a large majority of direct seats and signaling a generational shift. Shah, who previously served as Kathmandu mayor, faces high expectations to tackle corruption and governance while navigating Nepal's bureaucracy and delicate foreign policy balance with India and China.
A Nepalese party led by former rapper Balendra Shah, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is on track for a landslide in Nepal’s first parliamentary election since Gen Z protests ousted the old leadership, winning 117 of 165 directly elected seats and leading in the proportional representation portion with about 51% of seats. The rise has unseated long-dominant Nepali Congress and UML, setting up potential for a single-party government but posing governance challenges due to limited resources and institutional support. Officials have urged restraint on celebrations out of respect for those killed during last year’s protests.