Nepal's shifting political landscape: Balen Shah's meteoric rise from rap battle stage to doorstep of PM's office
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 7 (ANI) In 2022, a structural engineer with a signature pair of black rectangular sunglasses and a history in the underground rap scene did the unthinkable. Balendra 'Balen' Shah dismantled the established political machinery of Nepal to become the Mayor of Kathmandu.
Running as an independent under the symbol of a walking stick, Balen secured 61,767 votes, comfortably outstripping vetera