Arijit Singh likely to launch political party after quitting playback singing: Report

Arijit Singh

• Arijit Singh quits playback singing and will not take new assignments
• Reports suggest Singh may launch a political party but not before 2026 polls
• He may contest elections at grassroots level first, no official statement yet

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Arijit Singh recently shocked everyone when he announced that he would no longer take up new assignments as a playback vocalist. Soon after his decision to step away from playback singing, speculation began swirling about his next move.

Amid this, a report by NDTV has said that the singer is considering launching a political party and contesting polls. However, the report said, Singh would not launch the party immediately and will most likely not be a part of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls.

The report, citing Bengali film industry insiders, stated that Singh might consider fighting elections at a grassroots level first.

Sources close to the singer told the publication that the singer has already initiated the process of transitioning his career into the political arena.

What Arijit Singh said in his post

The 38-year-old “Kesariya” and “Vida Karo” singer took to social medi to announce his decision to quit playback singing.

“Hello, Happy New Year to all. I want to thank you all for giving me so much love all these years as listeners. I am happy to announce that I am not going to be taking any new assignments as a playback vocalist from now on. I am calling it off. It was a wonderful journey,” he wrote.

Singh hails from Jiaganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal. He started out as a contestant on reality show “Fame Gurukul” in 2005 where he was eliminated from the competition midway. After the reality show, he worked as a music assistant to Pritam for some years before making his playback debut in 2011.

He became the playback singer for major stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar and Ranbir Kapoor with almost every major hit coming out of Bollywood in the last few years mandatorily featuring at least one song from Singh.

So far, Singh has not issued any official statement over his political career.