Why Gen Z Loves Kathmandu's Mayor Balendra Shah!

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00:00I bet you didn't know Nepal's coolest mayor started as a rapper.

00:03Now Balendra Shah is Gen Z's political hero.

00:06Here's why everyone's talking about him right now.

00:09At just 34, Balendra Shah, aka Balen, started as an engineer.

00:14Then he became a viral hip-hop star online.

00:16And he crushed it as Kathmandu's mayor within months.

00:20He's fighting corruption across Kathmandu and taking on elites.

00:24He's winning young hearts online with viral videos and polls,

00:27with bold moves that challenge old political norms

00:30and massive street cred among Nepal's youth and artists.

00:33Shah is already being tipped to succeed Ali as PM.

00:36Watch this space.

00:38Nepal's next leader could emerge soon.

00:40He could literally drop the mic in celebration.

00:43Or drop the government.

00:44Shake up power structures entirely.