“I Want to Serve Bihar”: Maithili Thakur Joins BJP
Celebrated folk singer to contest Alinagar assembly seat, BJP aims to woo young voters
- Maithili Thakur joins BJP, set to contest Alinagar assembly seat in Darbhanga.
- Aims to serve Bihar and promote regional culture, says singer.
- BJP hopes to attract young voters through her popularity.
- Previously awarded “Cultural Ambassador of the Year” by PM Modi for her folk and devotional songs.
GG News Bureau
Darbhanga, 14th Oct: Renowned Maithili folk singer Maithili Thakur officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today. Sources indicate that she is expected to contest the upcoming assembly election from Alinagar in Darbhanga, one of the two districts in the Mithilanchal region. The party is looking to leverage her popularity among young voters.
Maithili Thakur, who has long expressed a desire to serve her region, said, “I want to serve Bihar. I have been doing this through my folk songs, and that is why I didn’t want to go abroad. I want to carry forward the culture of my region, and if politics gives me this opportunity, nothing would be more important to me. I don’t want to enter politics and do politics. I want to serve my region.”
Earlier this month, she and her father met Bihar BJP in-charge Vinod Tawde and Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai in New Delhi. Sharing pictures on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Tawde welcomed her as “Bihar’s daughter” and celebrated her return to the state.
Maithili Thakur, acclaimed for her folk songs in multiple languages, had previously received the “Cultural Ambassador of the Year” award from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Her devotional songs caught the Prime Minister’s attention, with Modi praising her work in 2024 after the inauguration of the Ayodhya Ram Temple.
With her entry into politics, Maithili Thakur aims to blend her cultural influence with public service, marking a high-profile political debut in Bihar’s upcoming elections.
