controversial YouTuber Manish Kashyap has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Manish Kashyap was given membership of the party by MP Manoj Tiwari at the BJP headquarters in Delhi. Earlier, he had announced that he would contest the Lok Sabha elections from West Champaran seat. However now he has decided not to contest the elections
Manish Kashyap, who calls himself Son of Bihar, had also started election campaign from West Champaran seat. He wanted to contest as an independent candidate, but before that he has taken a big step and decided to join BJP. Earlier in the year 2020, he had also contested elections as an independent candidate from Chanpatia Assembly seat of Bihar, he was defeated in this.
Manish Kashyap, resident of Bettiah district, came into limelight when he was arrested by the police in the fake viral video case. Manish had to spend about nine months in jail. Apart from this, Manish is known as a successful YouTuber. He has about 8.75 million subscribers on YouTube. He has been making videos for years on many social issues related to Bihar. His videos are liked a lot not only in Bihar but also in the Hindi speaking belt.
Manish Kashyap Joins BJP : BJP में शामिल होते ही मनीष कश्यप ने कह दी बड़ी बात-‘एक गरीब के लड़के को जो सम्मान BJP दे सकती है वो कोई और नहीं’#ManishKasyap #BJP #BiharPolitics pic.twitter.com/KmBvKDQBlX
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In fact, the alleged video of assault on workers from Bihar in the southern state of Tamil Nadu was shared by Manish Kashyap from his official YouTube channel, which went quite viral. By making this video, he got badly trapped in the web of law. After the video went viral, Tamil Nadu Police had called it misleading. The police had also registered an FIR in this matter. Apart from this, the Economic Offenses Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police had also filed a report against Manish Kashyap regarding the same matter.