Nepal’s LGBTQ+ community is celebrating after Bhumika Shrestha became the country’s first transgender lawmaker on 16 March. Nepal’s Election Commission confirmed Shrestha as a ...

The election — the country's first since last year's youth-led revolt — was won by the Rastriya Swatantra Party of ...

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

The four-year-old Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, has achieved a feat many ...

Nepal on Thursday held its first election since a youth-led uprising against corruption toppled the government last year.

Nepal is holding parliamentary elections Thursday, a year after a youth-led uprising forced out the government chosen in the last elections.

Nepal's new Rastriya Swatantra party is heading for a landslide win in the country's first parliamentary election since youth ...

Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s party gained leads in early counting in Nepal’s general election, far outpacing his other rivals, including the country’s former ​prime minister who was forced ...

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, March 5 (Reuters) - Polls in Nepal's general election closed on Thursday evening as the Himalayan ...

Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s success at the Nepalese ballot signifies a triumph for Gen Z demonstrators across ...

Balendra Shah, 35, has ridden a wave of public anger at traditional political parties, highlighting health and education for poor Nepalis as a key focus in his campaign.