Kangana Ranaut is welcome to join BJP but...: JP Nadda after she hints at political foray

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda was asked about actor Kangana Ranaut hinting at joining politics and her willingness to fight the Lok Sabha 2024 elections from Himachal Pradesh on a BJP ticket at Panchayat Aaj Tak Himachal Pradesh. JP Nadda responded by saying the Bollywood actor is welcome to join the party but, the decision on contesting polls is taken after a consultation process.

Kangana Ranaut on Saturday, October 29 hinted at her foray into politics, saying she is open to fight the elections from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh if the public wants it and if the BJP gives her a ticket.

"Kangana Ranaut is welcome to join the party. There is ample space for anyone who wants to work with the party. But as far as contesting the polls are concerned, it is not my decision alone. There is a consultation process right from the grassroots level to the election committee to the parliamentary board," JP Nadda said.

"Everyone is welcome to join the BJP. But in what capacity, the party decides. We don't take anyone based on conditions. We tell everyone, you have to come unconditionally and only then is the party going to decide," he added.

At the Panchayat Aaj Tak, the BJP chief also exuded confidence that his party would emerge victorious in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections. We are trendsetters under the leadership of PM Modi, said Nadda, expressing confidence that people in Himachal Pradesh would again vote for the BJP.

The hill state, where the BJP is currently in power, goes to the hustings on November 12. Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh will be held in one phase. Polling of votes will take place on November 12 and counting of votes will be done on December 8. This time, the election is likely to witness a two-cornered contest between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress, which is eyeing to wrest back power after its defeat in 2017.