With celebrities as campaigners, parties go all out to woo voters
With just a few days left for the municipal polls, political parties in the Capital are going all out to woo the voters. While some are bringing in their veterans to add gravitas to their campaign, others are relying on star power to add glamour to their events.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to bring in Uttar Pradesh’s newly-elected Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath for the campaigning. The Congress also has a list of its star campaigners, who will visit the Capital to garner support. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will once again be banking on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
A senior AAP official said, “We are not planning to call any Bollywood stars or other celebrities. Senior party leaders and our volunteers will be campaigning for our party. They are regularly visiting the areas and going door-to-door to reach out to the voters.”
Meanwhile, former Indian cricket team Captain Mohammad Azharuddin, and actors Mahima Chaudhary and Nagma are expected to bring up the glamour quotient during the campaigning of the Grand Old Party.
Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee President Sachin Pilot and Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee President Raj Babbar have also been listed by the Congress to strengthen their campaign in the …read more
