He is now on the brink of becoming Nepal’s youngest prime minister after his party scored a landslide victory in elections last week. Shah, a millennial with an often aggressive and aggrieved style on social media, is its pick to lead Nepal. “They’re saying, in a populist way, that he’s a god.”A socially conscious rapper, Shah has prided himself on not being bound to Nepal’s political establishment. Many domestic and local buses in Kathmandu, Nepal, display stickers of Balen Shah. As leader of Nepal, Shah will have to be more flexible.

Source: The Irish Times March 10, 2026 20:46 UTC