Stars come calling

Candidates in the poll bound Hisar are now drawing on ‘star’ power to perk up their campaigns. TV actor and BJP MP Smriti Irani came to Hisar on Friday to campaign for the Haryana Janhit Congress-BJP combine candidate Kuldeep Bishnoi. A maha rally to be held on October 9 in Bishnoi’s support will see BJP’s top leaders including L K Advani,Nitin Gadkari,Sushma Swaraj,Navjot Singh Sidhu,Shatrughan Sinha and Hema Malini on the stage. The Indian National Lok Dal candidate Ajay Chautala is expecting a visit from his friend and Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt also on October 9. Sources close to the family said that the actor would be in state for a private function,after which he may join Chautala in active campaigning for the day. Actor Amisha Patel,a family friend of the Chautalas,is also expected to campaign for him.