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Balen Shah to form 'youthful' cabinet as RSP continues to sweep Nepal polls

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March 08, 2026

RSP leader and former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra ‘Balen’ Shah who won from Jhapa by garnering a massive margin of over 50,000 votes against former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will be the new Prime Minister as his party continued its march to victory.

- JAYANTA ROY CHOWDHURY

Sources close to Shah told UNI that a "youthful cabinet" is likely to be formed which will take over at Singha Durbar, Nepal's seat of power, next week.

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