Bhojpuri Actor Singer Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' Follows Manoj Tiwari and Ravi Kishan, Joins BJP Ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2019
Lucknow, March 27: Famous Bhojpuri actor singer Dinesh Lal Yadav joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. The actor, who is famously known as Nirahua, was inducted in the party in the presence of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Urmila Matondkar Joins Congress Ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Meets Rahul Gandhi.
Dinesh Lal Yadav becomes the latest Bhojpuri star to join politics. Yadav follows Manoj Tiwari, a Bhojpuri singing star, who is currently the BJP Delhi chief. Dinesh Lal Yadav's contemporary in Bhojpuri cinema and Hindi film actor Ravi Kishan is also a member of the BJP. Jaya Prada Joins BJP at Party Headquarters in Delhi, Likely to Contest 2019 Lok Sabha Polls From Rampur.
The 2019 general elections are hardly a fortnight away as the first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections commence from April 11, 2019. The Lok Sabha Elections in India will be conducted in seven phases and the result will be declared on May 23.
Not just the Bhojpuri stars, but several Bollywood personalities have also joined politics in recent times. Veteran actress and politician Jaya Prada, who was previously with the Samajwadi Party (SP), joined the BJP on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Urmila Matondkar joined the Congress party ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2019.
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