Manoj Bajpayee reacts to the report of him joining politics; says, ‘Did someone inform you, or did you dream about it last night?’ | Hindi Movie News – Times of India

On Thursday, Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee denied reports of his leap into politics by contesting the next Lok Sabha elections from Bihar’s West Champaran constituency. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the actor denied the report. “Did someone inform you, or did you dream about it last night?” he said.
Earlier, Bajpayee clarified his perspective regarding joining politics and said that the question of his joining politics does not arise at all.He recalled meeting Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav in 2020 and his son Bihar’s deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, which sparked speculations of him joining politics. The actor said that he is 200% sure he won’t do that. The question of joining politics does not arise at all. He is an actor and will remain an actor only. How does the question of joining politics arise?
Bajpayee hails from Belwa village in Bihar’s West Champaran district. The Lok Sabha seat there is currently held by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Sanjay Jaiswal. He has been winning since 2009, with a growing vote share in each consecutive election. In 2009, the party secured 38.56% of votes, which went up to 43% in 2014, and in 2019, it was recorded at 60%.