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Nepal’s rapper-led centrist party heads for election landslide

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March 09, 2026

Nepal’s centrist RSP party of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah had secured a majority in the direct parliamentary elections, partial official results showed Sunday, and was heading for a landslide according to official trends.

Nepal’s rapper-led centrist party heads for election landslide

Balendra Shah, a rapper-turned-politician and the prime ministerial candidate for Rastriya Swatantra Party, greets his supporters as he celebrates after winning the election in Damak, Jhapa district, Nepal, on Saturday.

(AFP)

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.

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