BJP poll campaign all set to be star-studded

Though the election for the Delhi Assembly has not been formally announced, its campaign is all set to be star-studded. The MPs of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former actors Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Vinod Khanna and Smriti Irani, will be addressing rallies in the national capital.

According a senior BJP leader, party has so far prepared a list of 18 star campaigners. North East 

Delhi MP and Bhojpuri singer Manoj Tiwari has also been included in the list.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party’s national president Amit Shah have also been kept in the list. 

“The party wants to beat AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s rallies and BJP hopes that its celebrity MPs would be able to draw more voters during election campaigning,” a senior BJP leader said.

He also said that party didn’t use its celebrity MPs in the recent-held corner meetings across the national capital as it wanted to rope them at the time when voting days get close, for maximum advantage.

“So, party has now made its celebrity MPs, its star campaigners, and will use them for holding big public rallies to draw more voters,” he added.

Sources in the BJP also said that its celebrity MPs will be asked to camp in the national capital and garner support of the Delhiites for the party in the Assembly election.

BJP is leaving no stone unturned to return to power after a gap of 16 years in the national capital and is going to kick-start its campaign at a mega rally on January 10 at Ramila Maidan, which would be addressed by PM Modi.

In this rally, Chief Ministers of Haryana, Jharkhand and Maharashtra where BJP has recently come to power will also be seeking support of voters of capital for the party.