Ahmedabad, April 5: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released a list of 40-star campaigners in Gujarat for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 and by-elections in the state. The BJP has also named Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi as one of its start campaigners in Gujarat. The other star campaigners include party president Amit Shah, Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and Sushma Swaraj among others. Check Full Schedule of Lok Sabha Elections 2019.
The saffron party started the list with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with other tallest leaders like Nitin Gadkari, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Devendra Fadnavis, Nirmala Sitharaman, Uma Bharti, Smriti Irani, Yogi Adityanath, Vasundhara Raje among others. The other actor-turned-politician included Hema Malini and Paresh Rawal. Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Constituency Wise Dates Of Voting And Results For General Elections.
BJP star campaigners for Lok Sabha Elections 2019:
BJP releases list of star campaigners in Gujarat for #LokSabhaElections2019 and by-election in the state. Actor Vivek Oberoi is also included in the list. The 26 Parliamentary constituencies of the state will undergo polling in the third phase of elections on 23rd April. pic.twitter.com/PC5lKcD3mp
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Vivek Oberoi, who is portraying as PM Narendra Modi in the biopic 'PM Narendra Modi,' hasn't made any announcement of joining the ruling party. Opposition parties have raised questions on the release of biopic before the general elections.
Meanwhile, voting for 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in the western state of Gujarat will take place in the third phase of Lok Sabha polls on April 23. The Lok Sabha elections will take place crosswise the nation between April 11 to May 19. The counting of votes will begin on May 23.
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