Bihar Assembly polls: Folk singer Maithili Thakur joins BJP in Patna

On the occasion, the Bihar BJP chief exuded confidence of NDA’s victory in the upcoming state Assembly polls.

Bihar Assembly polls: Folk singer Maithili Thakur joins BJP in Patna

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Ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, folk and devotional singer Maithili Thakur on Tuesday joined the BJP in Patna in the presence of state BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal.

On the occasion, the Bihar BJP chief exuded confidence of NDA’s victory in the upcoming state Assembly polls.

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“Bihar will progress and develop only under an NDA government,” he said.

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Jaiswal said the voters in the state have made up their minds to form an NDA government with a “thumping majority.”

He also took a dig at the opposition Mahagathbandhan, saying that they are “disheartened and depressed” and claimed more than half a dozen of its MLAs will soon join the BJP.

“Opposition is disheartened and depressed. They are attempting to say something or the other before the media…Voters have made up their minds to form the NDA Government with a thumping majority…More than a dozen MLAs from RJD-Congress will join the BJP,” Jaiswal said during a press conference.

The polling for Bihar’s 243-seat Assembly will be held on November 6 and November 11, with the counting set for November 14.

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