Balendra Shah sworn in as Prime Minister of Nepal.

Exam-focused facts from the 28 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Balendra Shah took oath as Prime Minister of Nepal on 27 March 2026.
He leads the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) which won 182 of the 275 parliamentary seats in the 5 March 2026 election.
At 35, Shah becomes Nepal’s youngest Prime Minister and its first Madhesi premier.
President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath of office at the President House in Kathmandu.
Shah had earlier served as mayor of Kathmandu.
The election followed Gen Z-led anti-corruption protests in September that forced KP Sharma Oli to resign.