Mumbai, June 6: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah met actor Madhuri Dixit Nene in Mumbai on Wednesday as part of party's 'Sampark for Samarthan' programme in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was also present during the meeting with Madhuri and her family. Shah is also set to meet singer Lata Mangeshkar today. Reports say Amit Shah invited Madhuri Dixit to be Rajya Sabha MP.

Meanwhile, all eyes are on Shah's scheduled meeting with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today. With ties between the BJP and Shiv Sena turning sour, the meeting between Shah and Uddhav is being watched by many in the political arena. Shiv Sena had announced that it would break away from the BJP and fight the 2019 elections alone. It remains to be seen whether today's meeting may lead to change of plans.

The Sampark for Samarthan initiative was launched by Amit Shah on May 30 in an attempt to reach out to people and generate awareness about the achievements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in the past four years. Eyeing the 2019 general elections, Shah has said that he will reach out to at least 50 people personally and give them details of the initiative and inform them about the achievements of the government. He said that each BJP worker has been given the responsibility of contacting at least ten people for the same. Shah said that the NaMo App would also be promoted in a similar manner.

On Monday, Shah called on Baba Ramdev here on Monday and sought his support for the party in the 2019 general elections. Shah met Ramdev as part of the initiative. “We are meeting all those, who supported us in the formation of the BJP-led government in 2014. We are apprising them of all our work and efforts. We are also seeking support from them for the 2019 elections,” Shah said. “Meeting Baba Ramdev means we are meeting millions of people (who are his followers). He has assured us full support for next year’s elections,” he added.

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