nepal politics

April 03, Kathmandu – In Nepal, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has decided to nominate its Vice President, Dol Prasad Aryal, as the candidate for Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR).This decision was made during a parliamentary party meeting of the RSP held at Singhadurbar on...

Kathmandu, April 3 A lawmaker from Nepal's ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), D P Aryal, is likely to be elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as he was the only candidate to file nomination papers for the post on Friday.The election for the post of Speaker will take...

New Delhi, March 28 The Congress congratulated Balendra Shah on being sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal on Saturday, with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge saying he was confident that the India-Nepal partnership would be further strengthened."On behalf of the Indian National Congress, I...

Kathmandu, March 27 Balendra Shah, a rapper turned politician, was sworn in as Nepal's democratically elected prime minister on Friday, just six months after the K P Sharma Oli-led government was ousted in a Gen-Z protest that shook the nation.The 35-year-old leader of the Rastriya Swatantra...

Kathmandu, March 27 Balendra Shah, a rapper who became a politician, was sworn in as Nepal's democratically elected prime minister on Friday, about six months after the K.P. Sharma Oli-led government was ousted in a protest by Gen-Z, which shook the nation.The 35-year-old leader of the...

Kathmandu, March 27 A rapper, a structural engineer, and a figure popular with Gen Z, Balen Shan, the youngest democratically elected prime minister of Nepal, created history on Friday after taking oath to serve as the nation's top executive.The 35-year-old is also the first person from the...

Kathmandu, March 27 Balendra Shah 'Balen', the rapper-turned-politician who won Kathmandu's 2022 mayoral elections as an independent, has become a symbol of generational change, representing a break from Nepal's traditional political parties.Known as 'Balen', a candidate for the Rastriya...

Kathmandu, March 27 Balendra Shah 'Balen' was appointed as the Prime Minister of Nepal on Friday, making him the youngest elected leader to hold the top executive position in the Himalayan nation.President Ramchandra Paudel appointed Balen, the parliamentary leader of the Rastriya Swatantra...

Kathmandu, March 25 Balendra Shah 'Balen', a senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, is likely to be sworn in as Nepal's youngest prime minister on Friday, an RSP leader said on Wednesday.Shah, who is popularly known as 'Balen', who was projected by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) as...

Kathmandu, March 15 Outgoing interim government head Sushila Karki said on Sunday that she never expected four-time prime minister K P Sharma Oli to lose the general elections.The election results reflect the influence of young voters and the demand for change, as a result of the Gen-Z...

Kathmandu, March 13 The father of former Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, Mohan Prasad Oli, passed away after a prolonged illness on Friday.He was 97 years old.According to sources from the CPN-UML, Mohan Prasad Oli died in the morning at the Nepal-Korea Friendship Hospital in Bhaktapur...

Kathmandu, March 10 Rastriya Swatantra Party's (RSP) prime ministerial candidate Balendra Shah expressed confidence on Tuesday in further strengthening "historic" Nepal-India ties and making them more "outcome-oriented".The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician is set to become Nepal's first...

New Delhi, March 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to leaders of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) of Nepal, Rabi Lamichhane and Balendra Shah, on Monday, congratulating them on their election victory and conveying India's commitment to work with them for the mutual prosperity, progress, and...

Kathmandu, March 7 Former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli congratulated Balendra Shah 'Balen' shortly after the young RSP leader defeated the veteran CPN-UML chair by a significant margin in Jhapa-5 constituency, the stronghold of the legacy party, in Nepal.The Rashtriya Swatantrata Party (RSP)...

Kathmandu, March 6 Balendra Shah 'Balen', the rapper-turned-politician who won Kathmandu's 2022 mayoral elections as an independent, has become the face of a generational shift, symbolizing a break from Nepal's traditional parties.Popular as 'Balen', the prime ministerial candidate of the...

Kathmandu, March 6 Balendra Shah 'Balen', the rapper-turned-politician who won Kathmandu's 2022 mayoral election as an independent, has become a symbol of generational change, representing a break from Nepal's traditional political parties.Popularly known as 'Balen', the prime ministerial...

March 07, New Delhi: Balendra Shah of the Rastriya Swatantra Party has won the Jhapa constituency seat in Nepal's parliamentary election.Shah defeated former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli by a significant margin.According to the results, Balendra Shah received 42,543 votes, while K.P...

Kathmandu, March 6 The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), formed by rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, is on track to win a landslide victory in Nepal's first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests, shattering the dominance of established political parties in the politically...

Kathmandu, March 6: The rise and fall of Nepal's former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli can be traced between two uprisings, separated by over half a century.The 74-year-old's political identity was shaped long before he became prime minister. He first came to national attention as a...

Kathmandu, March 6 – If the trends are any indication, Nepal is set for a Prime Minister from the Millennial generation, who will take office riding on the wave of popularity among Gen Z. Balendra Shah does not reflect the image of a typical politician; rather, he is like a musician and social...