New Delhi: Bollywood singer-turned politician Babul Supriyo proved his mettle by winning the Lok Sabha poll from Asansol in West Bengal for the second time in 2019. The BJP leader defeated Moon Moon Sen (All India Trinamool Congress) by about 1.97 lakh votes.

The BJP has made significant inroads into West Bengal, offsetting losses in Uttar Pradesh. Supriyo, 48, who was the Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Sector Enterprises in the Narendra Modi government, began his political career only in March 2014 when he was inducted into the BJP and was promptly fielded by the party as its Lok Sabha candidate from Asansol.