Balen, to be sworn in as the youngest elected PM on Friday

Former Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolis Balendra Shah “Balen” is set to become the youngest elected Prime Minister of Nepal on March 27, 2026 as the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has secured a clear majority in the general election held on March 5, 2026.

The RSP secured a clear majority by winning 182 seats in the 275 member House of Representatives. The RSP had announced senior leader Balen Shah as its prime ministerial candidate before the election and is now preparing to elect Balen as the Parliamentary Party leader of RSP.

President Ramchandra Paudel will administer oath of office and secrecy to newly appointed Prime Minister Balen and the members of his cabinet at Rastrapati Bhawan on coming Friday amidst a special ceremony. It is learnt that Balen will form a small cabinet inducting some 15 to 18 ministers in his team.

The swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected members of the Lower House will take place on March 26 at the newly constructed federal Parliament Building at Singhdurbar. Arjun Narsingh K.C., the senior most elected HoR member from Nepali Congress, will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the newly elected HoR members on the occasion. Prior to that on March 25, President Paudel will administer oath to senior leader of NC K.C., at Rastrapati Bhawan. Balen’s party RSP is likely to unanimously elect him the Parliamentary Party leader on March 26 to make present him official candidate for the Prime Minister. Balen will be appointed to the top executive post of the country under Article 76 (1) of the constitution.

Balen will not only be the youngest elected Prime Minister of Nepal in its democratic history, but he will also be the first Madhesi Prime Minister of Nepal. Nepal had its first Madhesi President Ram Baran Yadav a decade ago. Yadav, the first president of Nepal, had promulgated the constitution framed through a constituent assembly in 2015.

The RSP led new government is being formed at a time when the world is facing energy crisis with the outbreak of war between US-Israel and Iran in the Gulf region, which poses a big challenge to the new government.