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Former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, broadly generally known as Balen, is being thought-about as one of many frontrunners to guide Nepal’s subsequent authorities because the nation’s PM.
Balendra Shah or Balen, the 35-year-old former Kathmandu Mayor (Picture: Fb/Balen)
Counting of votes is at present underway in Nepal because the nation voted in its first common election following the violent Gen-Z-led protests that happened final yr, forcing the federal government to step down.
Because the nation is about to have a authorities quickly, former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, broadly generally known as Balen, is being thought-about as one of many frontrunners to guide Nepal’s subsequent authorities because the nation’s Prime Minister.
Whereas the 35-year-old chief is taken into account well-known amongst youths of the nation, his identify has typically been grabbed in a number of controversies. A 2025 controversial late-night Fb publish by Balen Shah has gained the limelight once more by which he focused main political events and overseas nations.
The publish was, which was later deleted, learn as follows:
“F**okay America
F**okay India
F**okay China
F**okay UML
F**okay Congress
F**okay RSP
F**okay RPP
F**okay Maobaadi
Go to hell, you guys all mixed can do nothing.”
The publish talked about a number of political events, Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Centre), Rastriya Swatantra Celebration, and Rastriya Prajatantra Celebration, together with america, India, and China.
This was not the one time when Shah sparked an issue; the truth is, as soon as he mentioned that he would set hearth to Singha Durbar, the seat of Nepal’s authorities.
Who Is Balendra Shah?
Balendra Shah is taken into account to be a well-liked face amongst Nepal’s youthful inhabitants, who’s difficult Nepal’s conventional management within the 2026 election. After serving three years because the mayor of Kathmandu, he entered the nationwide race to interrupt the long-standing dominance of veteran politicians.
He rose within the nationwide politics months after former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was pressured to resign following GenZ protests. “Expensive Gen Z, the resignation of your killer has come. Now your technology should lead the nation. Be ready,” Shah had written in a message posted on social media.
He studied civil engineering in Nepal and later accomplished a grasp’s diploma in structural engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological College in Karnataka, India.
Earlier than coming into politics, Shah labored as a rapper whose songs typically criticised Nepal’s political institution. One in all his hottest tracks, “Balidan” (sacrifice), launched in 2019, has obtained greater than 12 million views on YouTube.
Belan Shah: A Frontrunner For Nepal PM’s Publish
In December final yr, Shah joined the Rastriya Swatantra Celebration (RSP) and have become its candidate for the Prime Minister’s publish. The Rastriya Swatantra Celebration has positioned financial reforms and employment on the centre of its marketing campaign.
Based on the social gathering’s manifesto, it goals to create 1.2 million jobs and scale back the large-scale migration of Nepalis in search of employment overseas.
March 06, 2026, 13:51 IST
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