Nobody until 2013, Balen became an overnight rap sensation and a a decade later, in May 2022, he stunned everyone by winnning the post of Kathmandu mayor while contesting as an independent, defeating mainstream political parties. Nobody until 2013, Balen became an overnight rap sensation and a a decade later, in May 2022, he stunned everyone by winnning the post of Kathmandu mayor while contesting as an independent, defeating mainstream political parties.