Nepal’s newly elected members of parliament have been sworn in, with nearly two-thirds of them from a political party that is less than four years old.

At 35, Balen Shah becomes Nepal’s first Madhesi prime minister, representing the southern plains bordering India.

The question now is whether the RSP will succumb to the internal factionalism and political inertia that have historically undermined the country’s governments.

Nepal's youngest prime minister will take the oath of office in a ceremony shaped as much by astrology as politics.

Balendra Shah, a structural engineer who rose to fame as a rap artist before becoming Kathmandu’s mayor, is poised to become Nepal’s next prime minister, after his party swept a parliamentary

Analysts say the young government could strengthen India-Nepal bilateral relations, with Shah expressing readiness to work closely with New Delhi while bringing a different approach to governance.

KATHMANDU – Balendra Shah, the parliamentary party leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Nepal. The 35-year-old leader is the youngest elected Prime Minister of Nepal.