The Christian Science Monitor

Ex-rapper Balendra Shah is the face of Nepal’s new guard. But can he lead a country?

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

Rapper Balendra Shah Defeats Communist In Landslide To Become Nepal’s Next Prime Minister

A 35-year-old former mayor who first came to prominence as a rapper will become Nepal’s next and youngest-ever prime minister ...
The Economist

Nepal’s new prime minister is a 35-year-old former rapper

Balendra Shah, known as Balen, wins Nepal's parliamentary elections at age 35, defeating former prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli in a youth-led political upheaval.

Who Is Balendra Shah, the Rapper On Track to Become Nepal’s Next Prime Minister

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 ...
AOL

A young party led by a rapper wins a huge mandate - and Nepal steps into the unknown

Nepal's historic election has delivered a seismic result. The four-year-old Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, has achieved a feat many thought ...