Ahead of Bihar Elections 2025, folk singer Maithili Thakur met BJP election in-charge Vinod Tawde and Union Minister Nityanand Rai, sparking the rumour over whether she will contest on a BJP ticket in the upcoming Assembly elections. Reacting to the speculations, Thakur told News 18 that she would like to stand from her village constituency.

Reports speculate that BJP might field the folk singer from the Alinagar seat in Darbhanga.

Rumours sparked after Vinod Tawde shared the photos of the meeting with Maithili Thakur on X. Addressing the speculations, the devotional singer said, Maithili Thakur said, “I too have been seeing these things on TV. I recently visited Bihar and had the opportunity to meet Nityanand Rai, as well as Vinod Tawde. We had a discussion about Bihar’s future. I would

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