Bihar Assembly elections: Bhojpuri film actor and singer Pawan Singh will contest the Bihar Assembly elections. In Jamshedpur, Pawan Singh said that after the Lok Sabha elections 2024, he will now contest the Bihar Assembly elections. When asked about contesting the elections from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Pawan Singh replied that time will tell, and he cannot say anything clearly at the moment.
He also mentioned that there is more discussion about his defeat than his victory. Pawan Singh made this statement during a press conference in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur on Tuesday (March 4) while promoting a film. It is noteworthy that Pawan Singh's wife, Jyoti Singh, had also announced a few days ago that she would contest the elections from Rohtas.
When will Bihar vote?
Assembly elections in Bihar are likely to be held in October-November of this year.
Earlier in May 2024, BJP expelled Bhojpuri singer-turned-politician Pawan Singh for running as an independent candidate in the Karakat Lok Sabha constituency, defying the party's official candidate from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Pawan Singh had previously announced his intention to contest the Karakat seat independently, a move that has now led to his expulsion. In a letter to Singh, the Bihar BJP said, "You are contesting the Lok Sabha elections against the official candidate of the NDA. This act of yours is against the party, which has tarnished the party's image and violated party discipline. Therefore, as per the orders of the Honorable State President, you are expelled from the party for this anti-party activity."
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and state BJP president Samrat Choudhary commented on the decision, saying, "It's obvious if someone contests election against the party, such actions are taken at the party's level."
Pawan Singh owns assets worth over Rs 16.75 crore
Pawan Singh contested the Lok Sabha election from the Karakat seat as an independent candidate, owns movable and immovable assets worth over Rs 16.75 crore, according to an affidavit filed by him to the Election Commission in May 2024.As per the affidavit, Singh owns movable assets worth Rs 5.04 crore and immovable properties worth Rs 11.70 crore. Singh's movable assets include five bank accounts, three four-wheelers, a motorcycle worth Rs 1.39 crore and jewellery worth Rs 31.09 lakh and he has Rs 60,000 cash in hand. His income for the year 2022-2023 was Rs 51.58 lakh.
Non-agricultural land in Arrah and Patna, two commercial properties in Arrah worth Rs 4.16 crore, and five residential properties in Mumbai and Lucknow worth Rs 6.45 crore are among his immovable properties, according to the affidavit.