BJP expels Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh for contesting Lok Sabha polls against NDA candidate
The party had initially fielded Singh from West Bengal’s Asansol seat but he chose to fight the elections as an independent from Bihar’s Karakat.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday expelled Bhojpuri singer-turned-politician Pawan Singh for contesting the Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate against National Democratic Alliance’s Upendra Kushwaha from Bihar’s Karakat seat, ANI reported.
In a letter, BJP’s Bihar in-charge Arvind Sharma said that Singh had committed “anti-party activity”. “The party’s image has been maligned and you did this work against party’s discipline,” wrote Sharma.
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— ANI (@ANI) May 22, 2024
The Hindu quoted state BJP president and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary as saying: “It is natural that if someone contests an election against the party’s official nominee, such actions are taken at the party level.”
On the other hand, the Congress called Singh’s expulsion “just a gimmick”. “From what I gather from the grassroots is that BJP cadre on ground are working en masse for Pawan Singh and ensuring defeat of BJP's ally Upendra Kushwaha,” said Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi in a social media post.
On March 2, the BJP named Singh as its candidate from West Bengal’s Asansol constituency in its first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections....
