Preliminary and partial results show that a new political party led by an ex-rapper is leading Nepal’s parliamentary election ...

For Balen Shah, the viral video is a nod to his supporters who see him as the ‘New Leader’ taking over from the old guard.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated RSP party leaders for their election win. Modi said Monday that he had "warm telephone conversations" with Balendra Shah, the ...

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

From rapper-turned-politician to social activist viral on social media, promoter of education and scientific inventions to the hard-working mayor of a small town, Nepal election has them all.

The election — the country's first since last year's youth-led revolt — was won by the Rastriya Swatantra Party of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah.

A 35-year-old former mayor who first came to prominence as a rapper will become Nepal’s next and youngest-ever prime minister ...

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

Nepal holds high-stakes parliamentary elections as youth-led protests challenge veteran politicians, with 19 million voters ...

After the September 2025 Gen-Z movement in Nepal, the results of the subsequent parliamentary elections of 5 March 2026 in Nepal has marked a second revolutionary change in the country’s politics. In ...

A political party led by a rapper-turned-politician has won a sweeping parliamentary majority in Nepal, official results show, capping one of the most dramatic elections in the country’s recent ...

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 ...