Some new candidates have now joined the ruling party BJP, ahead of the Bihar Elections. In this list of the joinees, the popular singer Maithali Thakur is also one of them. In an event held in Patna, the singer joined the party and also expressed her goals as a minister. In a recent interview, she also revealed the reason behind joining the BJP. Read here for more about it.
Maithali Thakur Joins BJP
As an artist, Maithali Thakur has made a loyal fanbase for herself. Her singing skills are hailed by everyone, and now she is all set to try her hand at politics. In the first step towards that, Maithali has now joined the BJP, and she welcomed in the party during an event presided over by state president Dilip Jaiswal, held in Patna. During the ceremony, Maithali also spoke about her her plans as a minister, and said that she would do whatever the party thought was right for her. The singer also expressed the wish to run for the Bihar elections from either Madhubani or Darbhanga. As per a Hindustan Times report, Maithali Thakur said that her paternal grandparents’ house was in Madhumani while her maternal grandmother’s house was in Darbhanga, and she got equal love in both places. However, she left this decision on her party.
During the event, the singer also expressed her admiration for the work by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.As per Maithali, the two leaders were her greatest inspiration to join politics and she joined the party to support them. The singer also wishes to serve the society with her work, as per the news report.
As per the reports, the Bihar Elections will begin from November 6, and the counting will take place on November 14, and it will happen in two phases.
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