BJP Suspends Bhojpuri Actor Pawan Singh from Party for Contesting as an Independent

Patna: Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh was suspended from the party by the Bihar unit of the BJP on Wednesday for contesting the Lok Sabha election as an independent from the Karakat seat.

Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief and former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha is the NDA candidate from the Karakat LS seat in south Bihar.

Pawan Singh filed his nomination as an independent candidate from Karakat after he was denied a BJP ticket from the Asansol in West Bengal.

In a statement, the Bihar unit of the BJP said, “Pawan Singh has been suspended with immediate effect from the BJP for contesting as an Independent candidate from the Karakat Lok Sabha seat in Bihar against the party’s decision. This act is considered anti-party. The decision to suspend Singh has been taken by Bihar BJP president Samrat Chaudhary.”

Voting will be held in the Karakat constituency on June 1.