Rapper-turned-Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen, has joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) led by former TV host-turned-politician Rabi Lamichhane ahead of Nepal’s March parliamentary elections. The alliance signals a challenge to parties that have dominated Nepalese politics for over three decades. Under the agreement, 35-year-old Balen is set to become prime minister […]