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.
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.
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 ...
Analysts caution that much of Shah’s success will depend on the team he surrounds himself with to tackle a corruption-prone bureaucracy and the aspirations of young voters who backed change.
