Balendra Shah, former mayor of Kathmandu, has been sworn in as prime minister of Nepal, becoming the first Madhesi to lead the country's government in decades. According to party officials, he will be appointed under an internal agreement if the Rastriya Swatantra Party purchases Licensing Rights. Shah, who was sworn in at the President House, is expected to implement the report of a panel that investigated the violence during the anti-corruption protests, which recommended the prosecution of those responsible for the violence, including then Prime Minister K.P. .