By Chirag
November 15, 2025
BJP's cultural face, folk singer Maithili Thakur, won her first election from Alinagar in Darbhanga.
At 25, she is Bihar's youngest MLA, winning 84,915 votes with a margin of over 11,000.
Alinagar has long been a stronghold of Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal.
In 2020, Mishri Lal Yadav won the Alinagar seat on a Vikassheel Insaan Party ticket before defecting to the BJP.
The singer won the Alinagar seat, which was created in 2008 following delimitation.
Maithili Thakur joined the BJP in October, aiming to 'carry forward the region's culture.'
She boasts over 11 million followers across YouTube and Instagram.