Patna, Oct 16 (PTI) Bhojpuri superstar Khesari Lal Yadav, one of the best-known singers and actors in the most popular dialect of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday joined the RJD.
Yadav joined the party along with wife Chanda, a homemaker, amidst speculations that she might get a party ticket.
Their induction was announced by RJD president Lalu Prasad’s son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav, the INDIA bloc’s face in Bihar assembly polls, at a late night press conference. Show Full Article
Tejashwi Yadav did not speak much after the announcement, letting Khesari field questions from journalists.
The singer said, “My heart has always been with the RJD. It is just that I have joined the party, formally, only now.” Asked whether he was expecting a ticket for himself or his wife,