India, March 8 -- As vote counting continues in Nepal's pivotal 2026 general elections, early trends position 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician Balendra "Balen" Shah as the frontrunner to become the Himalayan nation's next Prime Minister. Shah's Rastriya Swatantra Party has won 60 seats and is leading in 61 more of the 165 directly elected constituencies, with results declared in 163 seats so far, according to the latest figures released by Nepal's Election Commission. Shah himself has been elected from Jhapa-5 after defeating former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli by a margin of 49,614 votes. Oli was ousted last year in the Gen Z uprising that was led by Shah. Balen's party is projected to win 183 of 275 seats with all established part...