Bhojpuri actor and singer Dinesh Lal Yadav aka Nirahua will contest Lok Sabha elections against Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Azamgarh as a BJP candidate. Nirahua is quite popular in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and he has joined BJP last month only.
Nirahua had also participated in Bigg Boss 6 in 2012. He has starred in blockbuster movies like– “Patna Se Pakistan”, “Nirahua Chalal London”, “Nirahua Rickshaw Wallah” and “Nirahua Hindustani”.
Before Nirahua joined the BJP, there was speculation that he would join the Samajwadi Party. But the actor told NDTV he did not agree with Akhilesh Yadav forging an alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati.
“This is the voice of my soul, that I think Narendra Modi should become the Prime Minister again. I never wanted to come into politics but I have decided to contribute to PM Modi’s re-election and that’s why I have decided to join politics,” he had told NDTV.