SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav inducted former TDP Rajya Sabha MP Jayaprada into the party on Tuesday. Speaking in Lucknow, Jayaprada said she...
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SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav inducted former TDP Rajya Sabha MP Jayaprada into the party on Tuesday. Speaking in Lucknow, Jayaprada said she isn8217;t seeking any post or power. 8216;8216;I want to contribute to the progress of UP selflessly as I find that the nation cannot develop without the progress of the state,8217;8217; she said. In Mumbai, former DGP, CID, of Maharashtra state police T.K. Choudhary joined the party. Rajya Sabha MP Abu Asim Azmi said Choudhary would be contesting on party ticket from Mumbai though the constituency hasn8217;t yet been decided
BJP will see another cricketer debuting for the party after Navjot Singh Sidhu with former Indian skipper Krishnamachari Srikkanth on Tuesday deciding to campaign for the BJP and its allies in the coming Lok Sabha polls. Announcing his decision in Chennai in the presence of BJP president M. Venkaiah Naidu, Srikkanth said he had not joined the BJP, but decided to campaign for the party as a 8216;8216;long innings8217;8217; by PM Vajpayee would develop the country as a superpower. 8216;8216;I will play my natural game aggressive in the campaign as I do in cricket,8217;8217; he said. Tuesday also saw the induction of Telugu filmstar Sharat Babu see pic below and Tamil actress Pallavi into the party. In Kerala, actor Bharat Gopi and his wife Jayalakshmi joined the party
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Congress found the support of actor Om Puri who said the country needs to give a chance to the party 8216;8216;to teach the BJP a lesson8217;8217;. 8216;8216;I had voted for the BJP the last time, but now I wish to vote for the Congress,8217;8217; he told mediapersons in Mumbai after announcing his entry into the Congress on Tuesday. He said the BJP has not tackled problems like unemployment effectively and the thrust of the new government should be development and not 8216;8216;singing bhajans and talking of mandir8217;8217;. He said so far he has been neutral in politics, 8216;8216;but now, I feel I should influence the thinking of people and agreed to the Congress8217; request to join the party.8217;8217; He said the BJP cannot be forgiven for failing to stop riots in Gujarat
