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Nepal's rapper-turned Mayor Balendra Shah to run for PM
short by Ishita Ranganath / on Monday, 29 December, 2025
Former rapper and Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah has joined Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Nepal and will be party's prime ministerial candidate in upcoming March 5 elections, reported Reuters. RSP's headed by another celebrity, former TV host-turned-politician Rabi Lamichhane, who'll continue as party chief. Both Lamichhane and Shah have vowed to address demands raised during Gen-Z protests.
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