Folk and devotional singer Maithili Thakur joined the Bharatiya Janata PartyBJP) in Patna ahead of the state assembly polls in October 2025. The singer has now become the youngest MLA to win the Bihar polls. She contested from Alinagar in Bihar and won by a margin of 11,730 votes. She was contesting against Binod Mishra from Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). 

Who is Maithili?

She was born on 25 July 2000 in Benipatti, Madhubani, Bihar. She trained in Indian classical music, Maithili folk music, and plays instruments like harmonium, tabla, guitar. Thakur gained recognition for her art through singing reality shows like the Rising Star India and her YouTube channel. A decorated artist, she won the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for folk music. Today, she is cultural figure deeply rooted in her heritage, and sings bhajans and folk songs on public platforms.