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18 January 2026

Former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, also known as Balen, gestures after arriving at the party office of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 18, 2026, formally joining the party to contest the March election. The rapper-turned-mayor is presented as the next Prime Minister by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). The former rapper, who wins the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the charge of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah is presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. With candidacy filing scheduled for January 20, Shah prepares to contest from the Jhapa-5 constituency in the March 5 elections, with the declared aim of beating four-time prime minister and CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli in his own constituency. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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#13213195

18 January 2026

Former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, also known as Balen, arrives at the party office of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 18, 2026, formally joining the party to contest the March election. The rapper-turned-mayor is presented as the next Prime Minister by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). The former rapper, who won the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the role of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah is presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. With candidacy filing scheduled for January 20, Shah prepares to contest from the Jhapa-5 constituency in the March 5 elections, with the declared aim of beating four-time prime minister and CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli in his own constituency. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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18 January 2026

Former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, also known as Balen, rings a traditional bell after arriving at the party office of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 18, 2026, formally joining the party to contest the March election. The rapper turned mayor is presented as the next Prime Minister by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). The former rapper, who wins the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the charge of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah is presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. With candidacy filing scheduled for January 20, Shah prepares to contest from the Jhapa-5 constituency in the March 5 elections, with the declared aim of beating four-time prime minister and CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli in his own constituency. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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#13145216

31 December 2025

Pheu Thai Party leading prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat meets supporters at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 31, 2025. Thailand kicks off the general election scheduled for February 8, 2026, after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolves the House of Representatives.

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#13145227

31 December 2025

Pheu Thai Party leading prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat meets supporters at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 31, 2025. Thailand kicks off the general election scheduled for February 8, 2026, after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolves the House of Representatives.

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#13145245

31 December 2025

Pheu Thai Party leading prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat meets supporters at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 31, 2025. Thailand kicks off the general election scheduled for February 8, 2026, after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolves the House of Representatives.

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#13145254

31 December 2025

Pheu Thai Party leading prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat meets supporters at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 31, 2025. Thailand kicks off the general election scheduled for February 8, 2026, after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolves the House of Representatives.

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#13145265

31 December 2025

Pheu Thai Party leading prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat meets supporters at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 31, 2025. Thailand kicks off the general election scheduled for February 8, 2026, after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolves the House of Representatives.

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#13145271

31 December 2025

Pheu Thai Party leading prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat meets supporters at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 31, 2025. Thailand kicks off the general election scheduled for February 8, 2026, after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolves the House of Representatives.

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#13084551

11 December 2025

Speaker of the dissolved House of Representatives, Devraj Aryal (in blue), and Chairman of the National Assembly, Narayan Dahal (left in black), stand in front of the torched federal parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 11, 2025. The federal parliament is damaged during the Gen-Z protest on September 9, when it is vandalized and set on fire.

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#13084560

11 December 2025

Speaker of the dissolved House of Representatives, Devraj Aryal, stands in front of the torched federal parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 11, 2025. The federal parliament is damaged during the Gen-Z protest on September 9, when it is vandalized and set on fire.

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#13084568

11 December 2025

Speaker of the dissolved House of Representatives, Devraj Aryal (in blue), stands in front of the torched federal parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 11, 2025. The federal parliament is damaged during the Gen-Z protest on September 9, when it is vandalized and set on fire.

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#13084547

11 December 2025

Former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari (in Yellow Saari) inspects the torched federal parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 11, 2025, three months after the Gen-Z protest on September 9, 2025. The federal parliament is damaged during the Gen-Z protest when it is vandalized and set on fire. During the inspection, former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari is accompanied by Speaker of the dissolved House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire and National Assembly Chair Narayan Dahal. Earlier, Bhandari also inspects Singha Durbar, which is set ablaze during the same protest. Following the attack on her residence in Bhangal, she currently stays at her daughter's home in Baluwatar.

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11 December 2025

Former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari (in Yellow Saari) inspects the torched federal parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 11, 2025, three months after the Gen-Z protest on September 9, 2025. The federal parliament is damaged during the Gen-Z protest when it is vandalized and set on fire. During the inspection, former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari is accompanied by Speaker of the dissolved House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire and National Assembly Chair Narayan Dahal. Earlier, Bhandari also inspects Singha Durbar, which is set ablaze during the same protest. Following the attack on her residence in Bhangal, she currently stays at her daughter's home in Baluwatar.

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#13084553

11 December 2025

Former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari (in Yellow Saari) inspects the torched federal parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 11, 2025, three months after the Gen-Z protest on September 9, 2025. The federal parliament is damaged during the Gen-Z protest when it is vandalized and set on fire. During the inspection, former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari is accompanied by Speaker of the dissolved House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire and National Assembly Chair Narayan Dahal. Earlier, Bhandari also inspects Singha Durbar, which is set ablaze during the same protest. Following the attack on her residence in Bhangal, she currently stays at her daughter's home in Baluwatar.

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11 December 2025

Former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari (in Yellow Saari) inspects the torched federal parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 11, 2025, three months after the Gen-Z protest on September 9, 2025. The federal parliament is damaged during the Gen-Z protest when it is vandalized and set on fire. During the inspection, former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari is accompanied by Speaker of the dissolved House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire and National Assembly Chair Narayan Dahal. Earlier, Bhandari also inspects Singha Durbar, which is set ablaze during the same protest. Following the attack on her residence in Bhangal, she currently stays at her daughter's home in Baluwatar.

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