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Nepal's rapper-led centrist party set for landslide win
Mint Mumbai
|March 09, 2026
Balendra Shah defeats 4-time PM Oli in first elections since 2025 anti-corruption protests
Nepal's centrist RSP party of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah had secured a majority in the direct parliamentary elections, partial official results showed on Sunday, and was heading for a landslide according to official trends.
The 35-year-old's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was also leading in the proportional representation vote, according to results declared and election commission trends.
The vote was the first since deadly September 2025 youth anti-corruption protests toppled the government.
This story is from the March 09, 2026 edition of Mint Mumbai.
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