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Singer-turned-politician Maithili Thakur, 25, has emerged as the youngest leader to be elected to the Bihar Assembly. BJP’s Maithili defeated Binod Mishra, a RJD heavyweight, from the Alinagar seat in Darbhanga district by 11,730 votes. She won after securing 84915 votes.

The ruling NDA returned to power in Bihar with a thumping win in the 2025 state elections, securing over 200 seats in the 243-member Assembly. The opposition alliance, Mahagathbandhan, could muster just 35 seats.

Speaking to NDTV , Maithili said she is "proud to be a Bihari" and "happy" to work under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

She said PM Modi's "guidan

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