Balendra Shah's Ram Navami Oath After Janakpur Campaign: Implications for Nepal's Next PM
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Balendra Shah to be Nepal's next PM, takes oath on Ram Navami after Janakpur campaign
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Moneycontrol•22-03-2026, 10:59
Balendra Shah to be Nepal's next PM, takes oath on Ram Navami after Janakpur campaign
•Balendra Shah, 35, leader of Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP), will be Nepal's next Prime Minister, taking oath on Ram Navami, March 27.
•His decision to take oath on Ram Navami follows his campaign launch from Janakpur, considered Sita's birthplace.
•Experts view this as an acknowledgment of people's faith, distinct from monarchy-era religious narratives.
•Shah, a structural engineer and former Kathmandu mayor, represents Nepal's youth and is the first Madheshi to reach this high political position.
•RSP secured a significant victory in recent elections, winning 182 seats in the 275-member House, with Shah defeating former PM K P Sharma Oli by 50,000 votes.
