Why did no party give tickets to Bhojpuri stars in Bihar?
Bhojpuri stars are making waves in national politics, but their absence is visible in the election contest in Bihar. Bhojpuri is a language that is also spoken abroad in countries like Mauritius, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. Manoj Tiwari, a resident of Atarwalia village in Kaimur district of bihar, has made delhi his political "workplace", while ravi kishan and Dinesh Lal Yadav are contesting elections again from 'Nirahua' Uttar Pradesh. Before the announcement of the lok sabha elections, there was a lot of talk about Pawan Singh, a native of Arrah, contesting the elections. He also got the ticket from West Bengal. Pawan Singh refused to contest the elections after a controversy. There is speculation that Neha Singh Rathore, who has made headlines on the internet with her songs, may get a congress ticket. She has been seen participating in many party programs including rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra'.
Popular Bhojpuri and Magahi singer Gunjan Kumar, the only popular Bhojpuri and Magahi singer to contest from bihar, said, "Many Bhojpuri superstars are in the fray for the upcoming lok sabha elections, but no one from bihar or the neighboring state of Jharkhand, known as the hub of the regional film industry." Has not been fielded.
What did Bhojpuri singer Gunjan Kumar say?
Gunjan Kumar is contesting as an independent candidate from the Nawada lok sabha constituency, where voting will be held on april 19. Talking to the media, Kumar said that he had approached all the major political parties for a ticket to contest the elections from his hometown Nawada, but no one gave him the ticket, hence he had to contest the elections as an independent. The singer said, “It seems that political parties are not showing interest in fielding Bhojpuri singers or actors from bihar in the lok sabha elections.” However, in the assembly, Bhojpuri singer Vinay Bihari is the bjp mla from the Lauria assembly seat of West Champaran. Kumar said, “If I remember, Shatrughan Sinha, popularly known as Bihari Babu, was the last actor who stood for the lok sabha elections in the state and he won twice from patna Sahib constituency. After that, he was not given a ticket in 2019 but now he is contesting elections again from the asansol seat of West Bengal.
