India, Sept. 30 -- Bhojpuri singer and actor Pawan Singh on Tuesday met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi, sparking speculation that he was likely to be the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate from one of the seven assembly seats of Bihar's Bhojpur, preferably from Ara or Barhara.

The BJP expelled Singh last year over his decision to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha election as an Independent from Bihar's Karakat. His meeting with Shah followed the one with Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief and Rajya Sabha member Upendra Kushwaha, who finished third in Karakat and indirectly blamed the BJP and Pawan Singh for his defeat.

BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde, who attended both meetings, s...