Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh took a U-turn on Wednesday week after opting out of the Lok Sabha elections race saying he’ll contest the overall election to fulfil the promise that he had made to his society, folks and mom.

Taking to X, the Bhojpuri star knowledgeable about it and mentioned that everybody’s blessings and cooperation are anticipated. Earlier on March 3, Singh had mentioned he wouldn’t be capable of contest the elections from Asansol, only a day after his identify was included within the first checklist of 195 candidates introduced by the BJP.

His determination to decide out of the overall election race on March 3 got here after a major social media backlash in opposition to the singer’s songs that include objectionable references to Bengali girls.

After his identify was included within the BJP checklist, he prolonged his gratitude to BJP management for trusting him and saying his identify because the candidate from Asansol. Including that, he mentioned however on account of some motive, he gained’t be capable of contest the elections from Asansol.

The number of Singh, who hails from Bihar, for the Asansol seat had brought about an argument. Many have raised considerations over his discography, which incorporates a number of songs with derogatory references to Bengali girls.

The criticism on social media didn’t go unnoticed, and the BJP reportedly anticipated that Singh’s candidacy would possibly hurt its possibilities in Asansol. Thus, a call was made to drop him, and he was knowledgeable accordingly. Following this, Singh tweeted that he was withdrawing from the race.

The present consultant of the Asansol Lok Sabha seat is Shatrughan Sinha from the Trinamool Congress get together. Sinha gained the by-poll held in 2022 after Babul Supriyo, a singer-politician who gained the seat for BJP within the 2014 and 2019 common elections, switched to Trinamool Congress. TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee had tweeted in regards to the energy and resilience of the folks of West Bengal.