Balen Shah emphasised the need to deepen Nepal's “historic relationship” with India and work together in areas of shared interest, his secretariat said.
In his own constituency, in the eastern district of Jhapa, Shah led with more than 59,500 votes with Oli trailing on 16,350 -- and with more than 85 percent of votes counted.
He is the first democratically elected prime minister sworn in after former PM Oli’s coalition was ousted in September following Gen Z protests against corruption, nepotism, and a social media ban tha ...
The 35-year-old reformist swept polls this month on a platform of youth-driven political change, six months after a deadly 2025 uprising toppled the government.
