Indore, January 22: After the rumours of Kareena Kapoor contesting 2019 Lok Sabha Elections from Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal, there are reported that Bollywood Dabangg actor Salman Khan is preparing to contest general polls from Indore city. A local leader of Congress Rakesh Yadav in a statement said that the party is seriously considering Salman's name for Indore constituency, reported News18.

Yadav said that if Salman will contest elections from Indore, youths will get a benefit of the film industry. Notably, Khan was born in Indore and spent most of his childhood in the city. Salman has been frequently visiting Indore and on several occasions, he has also expressed his love for Indore. Kareena Kapoor Denies Contesting Lok Sabha Election 2019 From Bhopal, Says ‘My Focus Will Only Be Movies’.

Earlier, there were reports that Kareena Kapoor Khan will be contesting elections from Bhopal on a Congress ticket. Local leader Yogendra Chauhan in a letter to Congress President Rahul Gandhi said that the actress would be the most suitable candidate to defeat BJP from Bhopal constituency. Later, refusing the reports, Veer Di Wedding actor said, "There is no truth to these reports. I have not been approached for this whatsoever. My focus is and only will be movies."

A similar report claimed that Khalnayak actress Madhuri Dixit will be contesting 2019 Lok Sabha Polls from Pune. "The party is seriously considering giving candidature to Madhuri Dixit in the 2019 general elections. We think the Pune Lok Sabha constituency will be better for her," said BJP to media. Later, Dixit's spokesperson denied all the reports saying that the actress has no intentions of joining politics.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 22, 2019 07:49 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).