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

Balendra Shah, aka Balen, is a 35-year-old rapper and mayor of Kathmandu now hoping to take his brand of populism to the highest office in Nepal.

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

In the opening act of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Duke Orsino famously muses, "If music be the food of love, play on." It is ...

Balendra Shah, 35, popularly known as "Balen," has transformed from a structural engineer and hip-hop artist into the most powerful political force in Nepal. He is currently leading a "landslide" ...

The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician and former Kathmandu mayor is now leading a major political surge that could make ...

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

Nepal's rapper-turned-mayor Balendra Shah won a dramatic parliamentary contest on Saturday, defeating veteran leader KP ...

A former rapper is on track to win Nepal’s first election since youth-driven protests toppled the incumbent political leadership last year.

Votes counted so far show Balendra Shah and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) are on track to win the general election.

Pretty much every headline that has heralded Nepal’s new prime minister, Balendra Shah, has referred to him as a ...

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