A rapper turned politician, Balendra Shah — popularly known as Balen — looks set to become Nepal’s next prime minister, with his party securing a commanding majority. Shah's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), founded four years ago, has secured a sweeping majority in the country’s general election — the first since deadly Gen Z-led protests last year, marking a major shift away from traditional old guard parties. RSP won 182 seats in the 275-member parliament, which is the largest majority of any party in more than six decades. It is unexpected as people wanted change in the country but no one had expected such a landslide victory by a single party. Balen secured victory over former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in his own constituency. Shah received 68,348 votes, far surpassing Oli, who garnered 18,734 votes in Jhapa-5, according to the count released by the Election Commission of Nepal, The election result reflects deep frustration with decades of political instability, corruption, nepotism and youth unemployment. After years of Nepal’s politics dominated by a triumvirate of