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Folk Singer Maithili Thakur Joins BJP in Patna Ahead of Bihar Elections

The Mithila artist says she will follow party direction, with talk of an Alinagar run still unconfirmed.

Maithili Thakur joins BJP
BJP General Secretary Vinod Tawade and Union Minister of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai along with folk singer Maithili Thakur | X/@TawdeVinod
‘I’m a Daughter of Mithila, Will Obey Party’s Order’: Singer Maithili Thakur Joins BJP Ahead of Bihar Elections | Image: Facebook
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Overview

  • Maithili Thakur was inducted into the BJP in Patna in the presence of state party president Dilip Jaiswal.
  • Her entry came as the BJP released its first list of 71 candidates for the Bihar Assembly, with voting on November 6 and 11 and counting on November 14.
  • Thakur said she would do whatever the party instructs and that contesting is not her goal, adding that she is inspired by Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar.
  • Media reports and party sources say she may be considered for the Alinagar seat in Darbhanga, though no ticket has been announced.
  • A prominent Mithila folk performer and former Election Commission ‘State Icon’ for voter awareness, she brings a large social-media following that party leaders frame as a mobilization asset.