Jabalpur, 7 Oct

Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, popular folk singer Maithili Thakur on Tuesday indicated her willingness to make her political debut from her hometown Benipatti in Madhubani district.

Thakur recently met with BJP national General Secretary and Bihar organisation in-charge Vinod Tawde and Union minister Nityanand Rai, sparking speculation about her contesting the elections.

The folk singer, who was here to perform at the Narmada Mahotsav, told reporters that she has a special connection with her hometown and starting her political career from there would teach her a lot.

The Assembly polls in Bihar will be held in two phases on 6 and 11 November and votes will be counted on 14 November.

Asked about her preferred assembly constituency, Maithili said, "There hasn't been any official announcement yet, but I would like to go to my village area because I have a special connection with it."

"Starting from there will also give me a chance to learn. Meeting people, talking to them...I will understand more if I start from my village," she added.

To another question related to the Bihar Assembly elections, the 25-year-old singer said she is ready to contribute in every possible way to the development of the country.

Thakur said that during her meeting with Tawde and Rai, they discussed many things about the future of Bihar.

Born at Benipatti in Bihar's Madhubani district to a Maithili musician father, Thakur made a mark in music at the age of 11 in 2011 and has been active in the field ever since.

BJP leader and former minister Vinod Narayan Jha currently represents Benipatti in the Bihar assembly.

The 68-year-old BJP leader defeated Congress's Bhavana Jha by more than 30,000 votes in this Brahmin-dominated seat in 2020.