India, March 7 -- It might take a few days for Nepal to declare a clear winner in its national elections but raper-turned-politician Balen Shah has emerged as the man of the moment. The former Kathmandu mayor is now likely to be the next Prime Minister of Nepal.

The large lead and several wins of his new party founded in 2022 is also telling of the youth's frustration with Nepal's status quoist and elitist politics spearheaded by its old guards such as the former PM KP Sharma Oli.

This was also seen in the Gen Z protests, also called by some a "revolution", which had although started with a social media ban but turned into large scale protests showing disillusionment of the youth with poverty, unemployment and frustrations with the life...