Rapper turned-Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as ​Balen, a ⁠popular elected official, joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) or national independent party, led by a former TV host-turned ...

Newcomers shake up politics, but durability of alliance remains in doubt ...

Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah has joined forces with Rabi Lamichhane ahead of parliamentary elections. According to ...

A powerful new political alliance has formed between the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Mayor Balen Shah, aiming to ...

Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah joins reformist party, agreeing to become prime minister if alliance wins March elections.

Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah has joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party and been named its prime ministerial face, as a ...

Kathmandu Mayor Balendra 'Balen' Shah joins Rastriya Swatantra Party, set as prime ministerial candidate for Nepal’s March 5 elections amid youth-led change.

Kathmandu mayor Balendra ‘Balen’ Shah will run for prime minister with presenter Rabi Lamichhane’s party after deadly protests that ousted government Two of Nepal’s most popular political leaders have ...

Kathmandu mayor Balen Shah joins hands with RSP, emerging as prime ministerial candidate ahead of Nepal elections.

Balendra Shah, 35, is set to become prime minister ‍if the Rastriya Swatantra Party wins the March 5 parliamentary election.

KATHMANDU — Two popular leaders have formed an alliance ahead of March parliamentary elections in Nepal that will challenge the older parties which have dominated the Himalayan nation's politics for ...