Balen Shah Set to Become Nepal's Youngest PM on Friday

• Balendra Shah ‘Balen’ of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is likely to be sworn-in as Nepal’s youngest prime minister on Friday.
• Shah, 35, will be the first person from the Madhes region to hold the top executive post.
• He will take oath as a member of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Thursday, followed by the prime ministerial oath by President Ramchandra Paudel on Friday.
• RSP secured 182 out of 275 HoR seats, making it eligible to form a majority government under Article 76 (1) of the Constitution.
• Rapper-turned-politician Balen defeated four-time prime minister K P Sharma Oli in Jhapa-5 constituency.