New delhi, March 4 -- Bhojpuri singer-actor Pawan Singh withdrew his name from the Lok Sabha poll contest for the Asansol seat in West Bengal on Sunday, a day after the BJP named him as its candidate for the constituency currently represented by Trinamool Congress's Shatrughan Sinha.
In a post on X, Singh thanked the BJP leadership for his candidature but added that he would not be able to contest from Asansol "due to some reason."
Though he did not specify the reason behind his decision, his candidature had drawn criticism from the TMC, which is in power in West Bengal.
The TMC alleged that many of his songs were crude and depicted women, including those from the State, in a vulgar way.
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee ...