A Nepali political party led by an ex-rapper is set for a landslide victory in the country's first parliamentary election ...

Balendra Shah appears set to become Nepal's next prime minister, with his party amassing a huge and rare parliamentary majority.

Voters in Nepal have handed a landslide victory to the recently formed Rastriya Swatantra (RSP), or National Independent ...

Shah’s party represents a reformist wave reshaping the Himalayan nation’s politics since last year’s youth-led uprising.

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

Balendra Shah, Nepal’s prime minister and former rapper, rose to power after youth protests and a landslide election victory.

Among the candidates vying to become Nepal’s next prime minister in a crucial election Thursday, few have generated the buzz ...

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, March 13 (Reuters) - A three-year-old ​party won Nepal's general elections by a landslide, authorities said, positioning its candidate Balendra Shah to become the next prime ...

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 ...

Balendra Shah, known as Balen, wins Nepal's parliamentary elections at age 35, defeating former prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli in a youth-led political upheaval.

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

Fed up with corruption and a lack of jobs, the country’s youth are turning to a rapper who gave voice to their frustrations.