Union Minister Babul Supriyo and wife tests positive for COVID-19

Union Minister Babul Supriyo Sunday informed that he and his wife have tested positive for Covid-19. Supriyo has tested positive for the virus for the second time. On the wake of the latest development, he wont be able to vote in Asansol on April 26. He, however, said mentally he will be with the BJP candidates of the Asansol area and will monitor the situation from home. "Both me & my wife have tested positive. Me for the 2nd time!! V Sad that I won't be able to vote in Asansol. I needed to be there on the road too for the 26th polls where 'desperate' @AITCofficial goons hv already unleashed their terror machinery to disrupt free & fair polls," Supriyo tweeted.

Both me & my wife have tested positive😩Me for the 2nd time!!
V Sad that I won't be able to vote in Asansol. I needed to be there on the road too for the 26th Polls where 'desperate' @AITCofficial Goons hv already unleashed their terror machinery to disrupt free & fair polls 1/2

— Babul Supriyo (@SuPriyoBabul) April 25, 2021

Supriyo, a two-time MP from Asansol, is contesting assembly election from Tollygunge assembly seat where voting is over. The seventh phase of elections in 36 assembly segments in West Bengal will be held on April 26.He made a career as playback singer in Hindi cinema in the mid-nineties and has sung for many films since then. He primarily sings in Hindi, Bengali, and Odia languages. However, he has also done playback singing in 11 other languages during his musical career. He entered politics in 2014 and joined Narendra Modi's government. His breakthrough came with "Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara" in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai in 2000, the debut film of Hrithik Roshan.