Who is Balendra Shah, ex-rapper set to be Nepal’s next prime minister? | BBC News

The party of rapper and ex Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah is close to winning a supermajority in parliament.

The Rastriya Swatantra Party’s win would mark the first time in decades that a single party has won a majority in Nepal.

Thursday’s general election – the first since violent youth-led protests toppled the government in September – pitted the establishment against a new generation of politicians advocating for angry, young Gen Z voters hungry for change.

But what do we know about 35-year-old Balendra Shah, and what are his plans for the country?

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