Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah’s RSP heads for poll landslide in Nepal

Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah’s RSP heads for poll landslide in Nepal Shah’s party represents a reformist wave reshaping the Himalayan nation’s politics since last year’s youth-led uprising. Nepal’s centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah has secured a majority in the direct parliamentary elections and is heading for a landslide, according to official results and election commission trends. The 35-year-old’s RSP party was also leading in proportional representation vote, according to results declared until early Sunday, in the country’s first ele

Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah’s RSP heads for poll landslide in Nepal Shah’s party represents a reformist wave reshaping the Himalayan nation’s politics since last year’s youth-led uprising. Nepal’s centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah has secured a majority in the direct parliamentary elections and is heading for a landslide, according to official results and election commission trends. The 35-year-old’s RSP party was also leading in proportional representation vote, according to results declared until early Sunday, in the country’s first ele