BJP的Maithili Thakur在11月6-11日选举前将Bihar的Alinagar改名为Sitanagar, 引述文化根源。 BJP’s Maithili Thakur backs renaming Bihar’s Alinagar to Sitanagar, citing cultural roots, ahead of Nov. 6-11 elections.

印度人民党领导人普拉卡什·雷迪 （Prakash Reddy） 支持来自比哈尔邦阿利讷格尔的该党 25 岁民谣歌手候选人迈蒂利·塔库尔 （Maithili Thakur） 提议如果当选，将该选区更名为锡塔纳加尔，称其符合印度的文化遗产。 BJP leader Prakash Reddy has endorsed Maithili Thakur, the party’s 25-year-old folk singer candidate from Alinagar, Bihar, for proposing to rename the constituency to Sitanagar if elected, calling it consistent with India’s cultural heritage. Thakur说这个想法起源于联合部长Nityanand Rai, 与该地区的Mithilanchal身份相符。 Thakur said the idea originated with Union Minister Nityanand Rai and aligns with the region’s Mithilanchal identity. Reddy为这个提案辩护, 把它比作过去孟买式孟买式的更名, 并否认批评是政治性的。 Reddy defended the proposal, likening it to past name changes like Bombay to Mumbai, and dismissed criticism as political. 比哈尔议会选举定于11月6日和11日举行,选举结果于11月14日举行。 The Bihar assembly elections are set for November 6 and 11, with results on November 14.