A video of Bhojpuri actor Khesari Lal Yadav has gone viral on social media amid the buzz surrounding the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The clip shows the popular star standing in a jeep, draped in a saffron scarf, and greeting supporters. Many users claim that the actor has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the claim and found it to be Misleading.
Running a keyword search on Google to verify claims about actor Khesari Lal joining BJP ahead of the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, the NM team finds no credible media reports or reliable sources supporting the claim.
Additionally, a Reverse Image Search of the video keyframes detects the extended version of the clip on the official Instagram handle of a news outlet, In24News. The original video, uploaded on November 18, 2024, features the extended shots from the same campaign with a caption: “Maharashtra Election 2024: Sanjay Nirupam’s rally turns lively with the presence of actor Khesari Lal Yadav.” This clearly indicates that the video is not from any recent political event in Bihar.
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Interestingly, the viral video shows a Shiv Sena party symbol on the flag attached to the jeep. Upon analysing the original footage, it was found to be from an election campaign event of Sanjay Nirupam held in the Dindoshi constituency, Mumbai. The same video was also uploaded on a YouTube channel, Inam Khan, with details linking it to the 2024 Maharashtra election campaign. This further confirms that the viral clip is not related to the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.
Hence, it is confirmed that the viral video showing Bhojpuri actor Khesari Lal Yadav campaigning is NOT from the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections BUT from Sanjay Nirupam’s 2024 Shiv Sena campaign in Maharashtra.
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