Balendra Shah’s hint at candidacy heats Jhapa-5 politics

Possible run seen as challenge to KP Sharma Oli’s stronghold amid calls for generational shift.

The political climate in Jhapa-5 has heated up after Balendra Shah, a senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party and Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, signalled his intention to contest the House of Representatives elections from the constituency.