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Bhojpuri singer and actor Pawan Singh’s decision to contest as an independent candidate in the Karakat Lok Sabha seat in Bihar from the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM), an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has shaken up the electoral dynamics. Singh, who was initially offered the Asansol seat by the BJP but declined, is now putting up a significant challenge to former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha, the current president of the RLM. The entry of Singh, a popular figure in the Bhojpuri film industry, has turned the contest into a three-way race, with the Opposition alliance fielding Rajaram Singh of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist).

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has expelled popular Bhojpuri film star and singer Pawan Singh from the party for ‘anti-party activities’ and ‘maligning the image of the party’. Singh had recently joined the BJP but decided to contest the Lok Sabha election as an independent candidate from Karakat constituency, going against the party’s official candidate Upendra Kushwaha of the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) alliance.

Bhojpuri actor and singer Pawan Singh, an Independent candidate for the Karakat Lok Sabha seat, has faced five cases of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violations for his roadshow on Tuesday. Authorities cited the use of excessive vehicles, including an unauthorized hooter-mounted SUV, and a lack of adherence to the permitted number of vehicles.