Actor Rupali Ganguly officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday at the party headquarters in Delhi, ahead of the third phase of Lok Sabha elections.
In a statement, Ganguly expressed her motivation for joining the BJP, saying, “When I see this ‘Mahayagya’ of development, I feel that I should also take part in this… I need your blessings and support so that whatever I do, I do it right and good,” as ANI reported.
At the BJP headquarters, BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde extended a warm welcome to Ganguly as she joined the party. He also attacked the opposition parties, particularly referring to Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Maria Alam’s appeal for ‘vote jehad.’
Alam, while advocating for votes for the INDIA bloc’s candidate from the Farrukhabad Lok Sabha seat, urged for ‘vote jehad,’ citing the necessity to remove the BJP from power in the current scenario.
Responding to Alam’s statement, Tawde remarked, “The Opposition, which has been spreading lies, has now started a ‘vote jehad’ campaign. This shows they are rattled.” He added, “On the one hand they are giving OBC reservation to Muslims, on the other they are talking about ‘vote jehad’ during elections.”
Tawde posed questions to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi, questioning whether the “campaign” was initiated under the instruction of the party high command.
Ganguly joined the BJP in the presence of several other party leaders, including its national media department in-charge Anil Baluni.