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Rapper-turned-politician sweeps historic Nepal polls
Financial Express Pune
|March 09, 2026
RISING GEN Z INFLUENCE DRIVES HISTORIC POLITICAL CHANGE
THE RSP-LED by young rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah 'Balen' was on Sunday headed towards a spectacular victory with over two-thirds seats in general elections that saw the legacy parties face rout at the hustings in Nepal.
Formed in 2022, the Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won 122 of the 165 directly elected seats in the House of Representative elections, according to the Election Commission (EC).
The EC has announced results for 159 of the 165 seats as of 8:30 pm.
Results for six seats remain to be declared, the EC said, adding, the counting that had started on Thursday soon after voting ended will conclude by Monday afternoon for direct seats.
This story is from the March 09, 2026 edition of Financial Express Pune.
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