Nepal Election Shock: Balen’s RSP Sweeps Seats

Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is set to form Nepal’s government after a sweeping general election victory. The 35-year-old defeated four-time former PM K. P. Sharma Oli of CPN-UML by around 50,000 votes in Jhapa-5, signaling a major shift in the Himalayan nation’s political landscape.