A few days after she expressed readiness to enter politics, 25-year-old folk and devotional singer Maithili Thakur joined the BJP in Patna ahead of the upcoming Bihar assembly polls.

She claimed that she has been inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to enter politics. The singer joined the BJP in the presence of state BJP president Dilip Jaiswal in Patna.

Maithili Thakur said she does not believe that joining a political party will make her a politician and added that her intention is to serve the society.

On contesting polls

When asked about contesting in the upcoming assembly polls, she said "I am the daughter of Mithila, my soul resides in Mithila...Party will know what they have in mind for me; I am here just to support them. I will do what

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