Arijit Singh’s Post-Retirement Twist: Is The Kesariya Singer Entering Politics Ahead of 2026 Bengal Polls?

On Tuesday, January 27, Arijit Singh announced his retirement from playback singing. The news left his fans and people from the film industry shocked. While the singer said he will keep making independent music, many are still heartbroken over the fact that they will not be able to listen to his songs in movies anymore. Amidst the retirement news, there is a new update on Arijit’s retirement.

Arijit to enter politics?

As per the reports, Arijit Singh is reportedly planning to launch a political party, but won’t be a part of 2026 Bengal Assembly Elections The Bengali film industry insiders have informed them that the Channa Mereya singer is planning to consider fighting elections at the grassroots level first.

As further reported by NDTV, the National Award-winning singer has kept the details of his political aspirations quite discreet. However, reports indicate that the process to initiate his political career has begun. But there is no such official confirmation from the singer’s side yet.

When Arijit Singh announced his retirement, he didn’t mention anything about joining politics. In fact, he made it very clear that he will be focusing more on music compositions. So until the singer doesn’t confirm the news of taking the political path, we can say these are mere speculations.

What did Arijit say about retiring?

Meanwhile, in his retirement post, the Kesariya singer wrote, “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 take any new assignments as a playback vocalist from now on. I am calling it quits. It was a wonderful journey.”