Balendra Shah becomes 40th prime minister of Nepal

There are enormous expectations of the 35-year-old executive head who must now deliver on promises of anti-corruption, good governance, meritocracy, and justice for the families of the martyrs of Gen Z uprising.

Three weeks after registering victory against former Prime Minister and CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli in the March 5 elections, Rastriya Swatantra Party senior leader Balendra Shah became the country’s executive head on Friday.