Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) The Lok Sabha election in Mumbai North-West constituency will get a dose of glamour with the entry of Bollywood item girl Rakhi Sawant as an Independent candidate.
"I have been virtually mobbed by people demanding that I should fight the election, so here I am," Sawant told media persons here Wednesday.
She will lock horns with Congress's former union minister and party general secretary Gurudas Kamat and Shiv Sena's Gajanan Kirtikar.
Others in the fray are Bollywood actor-director Mahesh Manjrekar of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, producer-actor Kamaal R. Khan of the Samajwadi Party and Mayank Gandhi of the Aam Aadmi Party.
Sawant had recently called on the Bharatiya Janata Party's top leadership in New Delhi and expressed her admiration for its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
"I was offered a BJP ticket from Srirampur in West Bengal. But I am from Mumbai and known Hindi and Marathi. I don't know the local language of West Bengal, so why should I stand from there?" she said.
"Please give me one chance and see what I can do," the actress urged.
Sawant said she was leaving the film industry for the cause of the people and would take up cudgels for women for dignity and respect in society.
Sawant was attired in a green outfit and covered her head with a scarf as she posed for media persons.
An advisory has also been issued by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation regarding the Republic Day p
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has a fixed record date for the buyback of shares. This will be c
India has so far shipped over 40,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan, ensuring its status a
Patna, Jan 22 (IANS) The number of tigers in Bihar's Valmiki Tiger Reserve has increased from 22
More than 100 world leaders are about to discuss a formidable problem that scientists call Earth'
In the 35th match of IPL 2024, Delhi Capitals will clash with Sunrisers Hyderabad (DC vs SRH). By
China made big scam in Pakistan in the name of help, shocking disclosure in the report
New Delhi: China is not trustworthy. Now he made a game of scandal with his friend Pakistan. It h
Deep Sidhu, the man accused of the Red Fort scandal, is in the custody of the police during the t
Bangladesh beat debutants Afghanistan by 105 runs
Canberra, Feb 18 (IANS) World Cup debutants Afghanistan crumbled against Bangladesh to lose the
Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar has been found infected with Corona. He was included in the
