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.

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.

Before he dismantled Nepal’s political elite, Balendra Shah was destroying his opponents in underground rap battles.

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

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

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

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.

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

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 ...

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