Alokesh Lahiri popularly known as Bappi Lahiri is an Indian singer composer politician and record producer He popularised the use of synthesized disco music in Indian cinema and sang some of his own compositions He had delivered major box office successes in bengali films like Amar Sangee Asha O Bhalobasha Aamar Tumi Amar Prem Mandira Badnam Raktelekha Priya and so He was popular in the 1980s and 1990s with filmi soundtracks such as Wardat Disco Dancer Namak Halaal Sharaabi Dance Dance Commando Saaheb Gang Leader Sailaab Lahiri joined BJP in 2014 He was declared a BJP candidate from Srerampur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal for the 2014 Indian general election and lost