RSP leader Balendra Shah will be sworn in as Nepal’s Prime Minister today, becoming the youngest to hold the post. The 35-year-old secured a landslide victory with 182 of 275 seats in the March 5 elections. His rise signals a major political shift, driven by public demand for reform and corruption-free governance.
In a historic political shift, Balendra Shah, leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), will be sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal on Friday. The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to take place at the President’s Office in Sheetal Niwas, Kathmandu, at 12:34 pm local time today.
The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician, popularly known as ‘Balen,’ is set to become the youngest elected Prime Minister in Nepal’s history and the first leader from the Madhes region to assume the country’s top executive post. His elevation comes a day after he was unanimously elected as the parliamentary party leader of the RSP, formally clearing the path for his appointment.
Sweeping Victory For Balen Shah’s RSP In Recent Polls
Shah’s rise follows a sweeping electoral mandate in the March 5 parliamentary elections, where the RSP secured a commanding 182 out of 275 seats in the House of Representatives. The victory marks a dramatic political realignment, with the party capitalising on public demand for generational change and a corruption-free governance model, particularly after last year’s youth-led protests.
