Nepal's rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah grinned and flashed a V-for-victory sign on Saturday as Election Commission officials confirmed he had beaten veteran leader KP Sharma Oli in their ...

Former rapper Balendra Shah appears poised to be Nepal's next prime minister, after his party won the general election by a landslide.

Millennial ex-rapper has brought a ‘pugnacious’ energy to Nepal’s geriatric political establishment ...

CHITWAN, Nepal (AP) — Among the candidates vying to become Nepal’s next prime minister in a crucial election Thursday, few have generated the buzz of a Millennial former rapper who has shaken up the ...

The Rastriya Swatatantra Party has won a large majority in an election dominated by issues including corruption.

Once dismissed as a political novice, the former Kathmandu mayor is now on track to become Nepal’s next prime minister.

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

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, secured a historic victory in Nepal's ...

Rastriya Swatantra Party, founded just four years ago, set to dominate new parliament with near two-thirds majority.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. CHITWAN, Nepal (AP) — The crowd swelled gradually, first in twos and threes, then in waves.

The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician is set to become the South Asian nation’s next Prime Minister, after Gen Z protests rocked the political establishment last year ...

CHITWAN, Nepal (AP) — The crowd swelled gradually, first in twos and threes, then in waves. Schoolchildren in uniform threaded through the throng. Elderly men steadied themselves on crutches. Others ...