Bhojpuri Actor-Singer Khesari Lal Yadav, Wife Chanda Join RJD

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.

Khesari Lal Yadav joined the party along with wife Chanda, a homemaker, amidst speculations that she might get a party ticket.

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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.

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, Khesari said "there is no difference between us." He was also asked about a statement he gave to a section of the media a day ago, saying "I have been trying to convince my wife to fight elections. But she says she can only fight with me".

The Bhojpuri superstar replied "Yes, it was so. But when I explained to him how brother (bhaiya) Tejashwi, who tried to transform Bihar during a short stint in power, deserves a better chance, she relented".

The husband or the wife are expected to get the party ticket from a seat in their native district of Saran, which was once represented in the Lok Sabha by the RJD supremo.

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