India, Sept. 9 -- Nepal is reeling from its worst political turmoil in years after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday, bowing to unprecedented protests led by the country's Gen Z.

Following Oli's resignation, all eyes are now on Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen, with online campaigns encouraging him to head the country as the next prime minister.

According to The Kathmandu Post, protesters also torched the ruling Nepali Congress party's central office in Sanepa and vandalised the houses of former prime ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Sher Bahadur Deuba, along with Energy Minister Deepak Khadka's residence.

The unrest turned deadly when police opened fire on demonstrators. At least 19 pe...