Key Points
Pawan Singh. of Lollypop Lagelu fame was picked by BJP for. Asansol. seat in West Bengal, adding to the list of Bhojpuri celebrities in the party..
Former BJP leader and singer Babul Supriyo previously held the Asansol seat, securing victories in 2014 and 2019 before defecting to the TMC..
While TMC is yet to announce its candidate, BJP had hoped that Singh could serve as a potent opposition to Sinha, who remained a prominent member of the saffron party for many years before parting ways in 2019...
Alongside many political stalwarts including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, the list also featured several renowned Bhojpuri personalities apart from Pawan Singh. and actor, secured the party's nomination and is set to vie for the North East Delhi seat for the third consecutive time, making him the sole incumbent Member of Parliament to be re-nominated from Delhi...
Ravi Kishan, another well-known Bhojpuri figure, emerged on the list and will contest for the Gorakhpur seat in Uttar Pradesh, a constituency formerly represented by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath..
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