Two months into office, Nepal's Gen Z icon and Prime Minister Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen, is already facing questions over whether his ambitious reform agenda is slipping behind schedule, with a government tracker showing multiple key promises marked "overdue" and early signs of political and administrative strain emerging inside his administration.
The pressure has been compounded by cabinet churn, legal controversy over key decisions, and growing scrutiny of his governing style, including criticism over ordinances, institutional bypassing, and the handling of arrests and enforcement actions.
