BJP expels singer-politician Pawan Singh for contesting against NDA candidate

PTC News Desk: Pawan Singh, a Bhojpuri musician, was expelled by the Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday for running as an independent candidate against the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) official candidate in the Karakat seat in the Lok Sabha elections of 2024.

Pawan Singh has already declared his intention to run as an independent from the Karakat Lok Sabha constituency.

Even though Pawan Singh was thought to be a BJP member, party sources had previously said nothing about it. Before deciding to run on her own, the singer-turned-politician reportedly requested a ticket from Rashtriya Janata Dal.

Pawan Singh previously stated, “There will only be development,” in a post on X. There will be silence. We are going to bring Karakat a fresh dawn.

Bihar BJP expels Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh for contesting Lok Sabha elections against NDA's official candidate, as an independent candidate.

Pawan Singh had earlier announced his decision to contest from Karakat Lok Sabha constituency as an Independent candidate. pic.twitter.com/kLYbCWXMXm

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Pratima Devi, the mother of Pawan Singh, had earlier announced her withdrawal from the Bihar Karakat Lok Sabha constituency.

Upendra Kushwaha, the leader of the Rashtriya Lok Morcha and a former Union minister, is running as the NDA candidate in the south Bihar seat, where Pawan Singh opted to run after turning down a BJP ticket from Asansol in West Bengal.

Pratima Devi, who had announced her candidacy as an independent on May 14, has withdrawn, according to confirmation from the Indian Election Commission. There were many rumors that her son, who was afraid of having his own nomination rejected, had pushed her to enter the race.

The deadline for withdrawing candidacy from the Karakat seat, where elections were set for June 1, was May 17.

Some BJP leaders, notably Union minister RK Singh, who is running for reelection from the nearby Arrah Lok Sabha constituency, criticised Pawan Singh’s choice to challenge the NDA nominee.

He had to either declare his intention to abstain from running in the polls against the NDA candidate from Karakat or face suspension from the BJP’s primary membership. The right thing to do would be to suspend him from the party if he runs for office from Karakat. RK Singh had earlier stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji’s nomination, Upendra Kushwa, is the NDA candidate.

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