Folk Singer Maithili Thakur to Contest Bihar Assembly Election from Alinagar as BJP Candidate

Oct 15, 2025 08:21 pm CST

Bihar's popular folk singer Maithili Thakur joins the electoral fray as BJP's candidate from Alinagar constituency in the upcoming assembly elections. Her nomination is part of BJP's strategic move to appeal to youth voters in the Mithilanchal region, with the party introducing nine new faces among its 12 candidates in the second list, potentially to counter Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party approach of fielding diverse candidates.