Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh, who is seeking re-election from Begusarai Lok Sabha seat as the NDA nominee, owns movable and immovable assets worth ₹10.16 crore, as per the affidavit filed by him.
His wife owns movable and immovable assets worth ₹4.15 crore.
Mr. Singh filed his nomination papers from Begusarai Lok Sabha seat as the NDA nominee on Friday. Elections will be held in Begusarai, Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger Lok Sabha seats of Bihar in the fourth phase on May 13.
In the affidavit filed before the Returning Officer along with the nomination paper, Mr. Singh has declared that he has movable assets worth ₹2.09 crore and immovable assets owned by him are worth ₹8.07 crore. His wife owns immovable assets worth ₹1.25 crore and movable assets of ₹2.90 crore.
According to the affidavit, the Union Minister has ₹1.96 lakh cash in hand whereas his wife has ₹1.46 lakh cash in hand.
Mr. Singh has two bank accounts and gold jewellery worth ₹1.10 lakh. His wife has six bank accounts, gold jewellery worth ₹7 lakh and silver jewellery worth ₹50,000.
As per affidavit, Mr. Singh's immovable assets also include some ancestral property. His income for the year 2023-2024 is ₹16,61,990.
Mr. Singh is pitted against Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate Awadhesh Rai, who is Mahagathbandhan's nominee. Rai has already filed his nomination paper from the seat.
Speaking to reporters after submitting his documents on Friday, the firebrand BJP leader asserted that India was on its way to becoming 'Vishwa Guru' (world leader) under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which the "tukde-tukde gang" was finding hard to stomach.
"I believe in Modi's motto of 'sabka saath sabka vikas'. The NDA will get more than 400 seats this time. I do not need votes from those who have a problem with our nationalism," Mr. Singh said.
