{"id":675944,"date":"2025-10-26T22:40:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T17:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/web-stories\/-675944\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T23:04:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T17:34:04","slug":"celebrities-contesting-bihar-assembly-election-2025-from-bhojpuri-stars-to-folk-singers","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/web-stories\/celebrities-contesting-bihar-assembly-election-2025-from-bhojpuri-stars-to-folk-singers-675944\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities Contesting Bihar Assembly Election 2025: From Bhojpuri Stars to Folk Singers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link 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She is a folk and classical singer promoting Maithili culture.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:68.68932%;top:85.92233%;width:48.54369%;height:1.77994%;transform:rotate(269deg);opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:1% 1% 1% 1% \/ 18.181818181818183% 18.181818181818183% 18.181818181818183% 18.181818181818183%\" id=\"el-bffe7921-840c-49af-9ba3-d26769151d98\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0703125% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.161812em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Image Source: Instagram\/maithilithakur<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"a5fa1a57-f220-4ea2-849f-ed06afc27a63\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-8b69ac4b-70ab-4ded-94c3-234d4bfad399 [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(5.970982014861081%, 0, 0)\",\"translate3d(0%, 0, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#ba8b66\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-8b69ac4b-70ab-4ded-94c3-234d4bfad399\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-c8a5f047-6d30-41e0-9b36-ec884bcf801a\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:237.03704%;height:100%;left:-14.15344%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ritesh-Ranjan-Pandey.jpg\" alt=\"Ritesh Ranjan Pandey\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ritesh-Ranjan-Pandey.jpg 1200w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ritesh-Ranjan-Pandey-1170x878.jpg 1170w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ritesh-Ranjan-Pandey-1024x768.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ritesh-Ranjan-Pandey-768x576.jpg 768w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ritesh-Ranjan-Pandey-585x439.jpg 585w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ritesh-Ranjan-Pandey-300x225.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ritesh-Ranjan-Pandey-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 107vh, 238vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<div class=\"element-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-background-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:2.91262%;top:75.88997%;width:85.67961%;height:27.34628%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.56657223796034% 0.56657223796034% 0.56657223796034% 0.56657223796034% \/ 1.183431952662722% 1.183431952662722% 1.183431952662722% 1.183431952662722%\" id=\"el-174ed7e8-1da2-40fe-9d48-57e34f0d38ab\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.5245042492917852% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.372168em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Ritesh Ranjan Pandey<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #fff\">He is contesting from Jan Suraaj Party from Parshant Kishor. He is a Bhojpuri singer and actor advocating youth empowerment in Bihar.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"4c6ad396-33a5-4540-8358-6d1c26acf6e1\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-4005d35c-67ba-44c6-8d8d-bb44a98ec228 [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(28.90624987200394%, 0, 0)\",\"translate3d(0%, 0, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#9e7360\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-4005d35c-67ba-44c6-8d8d-bb44a98ec228\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-3c7edfe9-25f4-4911-94b9-a59373e28ade\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:237.03704%;height:100%;left:-68.51852%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Khesari-Lal-Yadav.jpg\" alt=\"Khesari Lal Yadav\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Khesari-Lal-Yadav.jpg 1200w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Khesari-Lal-Yadav-1170x878.jpg 1170w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Khesari-Lal-Yadav-1024x768.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Khesari-Lal-Yadav-768x576.jpg 768w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Khesari-Lal-Yadav-585x439.jpg 585w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Khesari-Lal-Yadav-300x225.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Khesari-Lal-Yadav-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 107vh, 238vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<div class=\"element-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-background-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:2.91262%;top:75.88997%;width:85.67961%;height:27.34628%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.56657223796034% 0.56657223796034% 0.56657223796034% 0.56657223796034% \/ 1.183431952662722% 1.183431952662722% 1.183431952662722% 1.183431952662722%\" id=\"el-bb05254f-61ec-4b8e-9b49-a0f56058b524\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.5245042492917852% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.372168em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; 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