
The BJP has found an answer to the Samajwadi Party8217;s campaign featuring the Big B. Campaigning for the BJP, Hema Malini made a brief visit to Lucknow on Thursday and parted with some of her Bollywood-style shots.
8220;BJP ke alava sab Gabbar Singh hain,8221; she said, referring to the candidates of all other parties. She said she felt there was a wave in favour of the BJP in the state. 8220;Mahaul positive lag raha hai, humari party zaroor jitegi. Kyonki hum sabhi vikas chahte hain,8221; she said.
After Zeenat Aman who visited Lucknow a couple of days back to campaign for the Congress, it was the Dream Girl8217;s turn to draw crowds before the fifth phase of polling on Saturday. When asked why 8220;Veeru8221; Dharmendra did not accompany her, she replied, 8220;You will probably see him in the next elections.8221;
When asked if she was afraid to campaign in those areas that are affected by dacoits, she said: 8220;Aaj jinki sarkar chal rahi hai, unse main hi nahi sabhi dare hue hain.8221; Tagging the roti, kapda, makaan line, she shared her concern for the poor in the state. Talking about villages she had visited, she said, 8220;There is no electricity, no water and poverty prevails all over. It is for this reason that we are talking about overall development.8221;
Even as she called all other party candidates 8220;Gabbar Singh8221;, she was quick to mention Babubhai Katara as the black sheep of the BJP. She said people like him could not spoil the image of the party as 8220;they are negligible in number and the BJP is a big party8221;.
Mocking the SP advertisement featuring Amitabh Bachchan she said: 8220;Yahan paani kam, bijli kam8230; to kahan hai dum.8221;