Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) has resigned from office. Shah stepped down to register his candidacy for the House of Representatives election scheduled for March 5 2026. He is preparing to contest against former Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli from Jhapa Constituency No. 5.
Although the resignation process was set according to a fixed schedule, there was some delay earlier. However, Shah submitted his resignation today to fully focus on the remaining election preparations. He was elected mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City as an independent candidate in the 2022 local elections.
