Nepal, Sept. 8 -- Social media, especially Facebook, has been flooded with posts urging Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) to resign as mayor and take national leadership.

Netizens are writing "Dear Balen, Take Now or Never" on their timelines, calling on him to establish a new political party and lead the country. They argue that leaders of the three traditional major parties have failed to deliver and that Balen should step in to provide a new direction.

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