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

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

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 ...

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

Nepal. A nation on the brink. A question echoes across its mountains and valleys: Could its next leader be a rapper? The story of Balen Shah isn't just a political tale. It's an earthquake rumbling ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Balendra Shah, 35, highlighted health and education for poor Nepalis as a key focus of his campaign, which rode a wave of public anger toward traditional politics.

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