According to sources they leverage party support and in many cases have led the parties to triumph. Meanwhile, several Bollywood celebrities have taken the political plunge and the 17th Lok Sabha elections have seen stars who have formally joined the dance of democracy.
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He is the son of veteran actor dharmendra, sunny joined the BJP. He will be contesting for the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat in Punjab.
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A local critic of the ruling BJP and Narendra modi, prakash raj will be contesting the election as an Independent candidate from Bengaluru Central seat.
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Bollywood veteran and BJP leader has assets worth Rs 250 crore. Her movable assets amount to Rs 25 crore while the immovable assets are worth Rs 224 crore. She is contesting the 2019 elections from the mathura Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh.
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Actor turned politician Jaya Prada is up against Samajwadi Party’s Azam Khan in UP’s Rampur. She is a BJP candidate and recently hogged limelight with her war of words with Azam Khan.