Kathmandu, May 11 -- shirt, a blazer, and sunglasses were impossible to miss during Balendra Shah's 2022 mayoral campaign in Kathmandu. He decisively defeated candidates from established parties.

As mayor, his dressing style did not change, be it for formal or informal programs. Though occasionally, he appeared in black daura-suruwal, the Newari version of the traditional Nepali dress.

Ahead of the March 5, 2026, elections, as he campaigned for the prime ministership, Shah chose different fashion styles - kurta-pyjama or jeans and T-shirt.

When he took the oath as Prime Minister on March 27, he was back to his black outfit - black daura-suruwal and shades. On April 8, when he met resident ambassadors at the Prime Minister's Office in K...