Madhuri Dixit, Lata Mangeshkar, Afroz Shah to be Rajya Sabha MPs? Amit Shah Making Efforts to Make Them BJP Candidates, Say Sources

Mumbai, June 6: Actor Madhuri Dixit may soon be seen as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP in Rajya Sabha. According to reports, BJP President Amit Shah in his meeting with the actor on Wednesday invited her to be a Rajya Sabha MP and efforts are reportedly on to make her a BJP candidate. Not just Madhuri Dixit, sources say singer Lata Mangeshkar may also be invited by Shah to be a Rajya Sabha MP. This comes with the terms of Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha as Rajya Sabha MPs coming to an end.

Other names that are doing the rounds include Versova Beach Clean-up activist Afroz Shah, sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik and actor and FTII Chairman Anupam Kher. Shah was also scheduled to meet Lata Mangeshkar as well as Ratan Tata today.

Amit Shah met Madhuri Dixit Nene and her family in Mumbai today as part of BJP's 'Sampark For Samarthan' initiative in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He was also scheduled to meet Lata Mangeshkar, Ratan Tata and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. However, Lata Mangeshkar tweeted that her meeting with Amit Shah had to be cancelled due to her suffering from food poisoning.

On Monday, Shah also 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.

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