Saralnama13 years after joining CPI(ML), Divya Gautam, cousin of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, will contest the Bihar Assembly elections from Digha constituency. The 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance has chosen her as their candidate. Divya, active in student politics since college, lost a university student union election but remains committed to youth leadership. She studied journalism at Patna University and gender studies at TISS, Hyderabad. Divya aims to address issues like unemployment, poor infrastructure, and women's safety in her constituency. She criticizes the current BJP MLA for neglecting local problems and hopes to carry forward Sushant's aspirations for Bihar's youth and women. (Updated 18 Oct 2025, 06:45 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- 13 years after joining CPI(ML), Divya Gautam, cousin of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, will contest the Bihar Assembly elections from Digha constituency
- The 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance has chosen her as their candidate
- Divya, active in student politics since college, lost a university student union election but remains committed to youth leadership