India, Oct. 15 -- Folk singer Maithili Thakur on Wednesday called herself the "daughter of Mithila", a day after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party. She also received the party's nod to contest the upcoming Bihar assembly election from the Alinagar constituency, as the BJP named her on its second list of candidates on Wednesday.

Speaking to the media, Maithili Thakur spoke on several issues, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and her reason for joining politics.

On Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, newly-minted politician Maithili Thakur said, "I am very impressed with PM Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. Drawing inspiration from them, I am here to support them."

On her reason for joining politics, M...