Her strong performance in the early rounds has set the stage for a landmark political debut, transforming her immense cultural following into electoral strength.

Emerging as a big slayer, celebrated folk singer 25-year-old Maithili Thakur is poised to deliver a historic win for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar’s Alinagar constituency, marking the party’s first-ever victory there since the seat was created in 2008.

Maithili Thakur, widely admired across India for her soulful renditions of Bihari folk and devotional music, has surged ahead with a lead of 8,544 votes over her rival, RJD heavyweight Binod Mishra, as per trends available at 12 noon.

With results from 14 of the 24 rounds already in, she continues to hold a comfortable lead that places her firmly on track to clinch th

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