Ravi Kishan, a veteran actor, BJP leader and member of Gorakhpur Lok Sabha, has said that Bhojpuri can speak and understand the language of about 25 crore people in India.
Bhojpuri is respected as another official language in Mauritius and spoken in the Caribbean.
Respectfully, they have not yet added their language to the 8th Schedule of the Constitution.

Prime Minister Narendra recently spoke in Bhojpuri, saying, “How are the people of Kashi?”
Ravi Kishan sang a song in Bhojpuri in Lok-sabha today.
He won the BJP ticket from the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat in the recent general election.