Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, actress Shilpa Shinde joins Congress in Mumbai
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IBNS): Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, actress Shilpa Shinde joined the Congress in Mumbai on Tuesday.
She joined the party in the presence of Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam.
"Renowned Actress Shilpa Shinde Joins Congress today under the leadership of Mumbai Congress Chief @sanjaynirupam," tweeted Mumbai Congress.
Renowned Actress Shilpa Shinde Joins Congress today under the leadership of Mumbai Congress Chief @sanjaynirupam pic.twitter.com/Nm47xLT4Ap
— MumbaiCongress (@INCMumbai) February 5, 2019
Several Bollywood actress have joined mainstream politics in recent times.
Shinde joined Congress just days after another Bollywood actress Isha Koppikar became a part of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Known for her bold performance in 2004 released movie Girlfriend, Isha had made her Bollywood debut in 2002 with an item song in Ram Gopal Varma's Company.
In her career, she had also worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and a few Marathi films.
Before Isha, Moushumi Chatterjee joined BJP:
Earlier this month, Moushumi Chatterjee, another veteran Bollywood actress, had also joined the BJP.
Chatterjee, who had a stint with the Congress in the past, made her acting debut with Bengali film Balika Badhu way back in 1967.
She was a prominent face in Bengali film industry for decades. Her last Bengali film was Goynar Baksho, which released in 2013. Chatterjee also acted in a number of Hindi films.
Before her political journey with the BJP, which is aiming to win 22 out of 42 seats in West Bengal in the forthcoming General Elections, Chatterjee had unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha elections from Kolkata north-east constituency as a Congress candidate back in 2004.
Image Credit: Mumbai Congress Twitter page
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