Bhojpuri singer-actor Dinesh Lal Yadav , who is popularly known as Nirahua has won the Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat on the BJP's ticket against the Samajwadi party's Dharmendra Yadav and the BSP's Shah Alam. Azamgarh was a Samajwadi Party stronghold and the seat was vacated by party chief and Uttar Pradesh's former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav . NDTV's Alok Pandey and Rajesh Gupta spoke to Nirahua after his victory.
