India, Nov. 14 -- Maithili Thakur, popular folk singer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Alinagar seat, was the first to show up on the lead table and maintained her lead as the counting for the 2025 Bihar assembly elections remained underway after kickstarting at 8 am.

Maithili Thakur is facing Rashtriya Janata Dal's Binod Mishra for the Alinagar assembly seat, one of the most closely watched contests of the Mithilanchal region.

The BJP fielded Maithili Thakur just two days after she joined the party, replacing sitting MLA Mishri Lal Yadav, who was denied a ticket following legal troubles. The two-phase Bihar poll will be held on November 6 and 11, with results to be declared on November 14.

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