To perform any professional activity or career is entirely an individual choice to pursue or not perceive. And the reason behind it can be a change in career plan to exploring more diverse opportunities and having an experience in it, or even it can be due to a more stable financial environment that the new job/ designation provides. So the same applies to celebrities who do join a political party. Also, another reason can be their feeling and similar thoughts, which align with the political parties agenda. So let's check a few top celebrities who have joined political parties.
Hema Malini joined a political party named Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2004- 2009. She put forth about serving as many people through a government body in the form of an MP (Member of Parliament). Later in the year 2010, she became the general secretary of the BJP. And in the year 2014, when BJP won the election, Hema Malini in Lok Sabha represented the Mathura constituency.
Kirron Kher joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2009. She had a good experience with many non-profit organizations where she believed in helping underprivileged people. She was involved in the election from Chandigarh as a member of parliament.
Govinda, in 2004, joined Congress Party and later got elected to the Lok Sabha from Mumbai. His main aim was again to help as many people as possible. So the propaganda of his campaign was for Prawaas, Swasthya, and Gyaan (that is, transportation, health, and education) for everyone.
Shatrughan Sinha joined the constituency from Patna Sahib, as he was part of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). He has till now become part of Lok Sabha as a Member of Parliament twice in the year 2009-2014 and 2014-2019. He has also been part of the Bharatiya Janata Party during Atal Bihari Vajpayee's lead.
Jaya Bachchan Is among the leading stars who have joined political parties. She has been part of the Samajwadi Party since 2004. She has been a dedicated supporter of the parry as she has never left the party for any reason and serving in Rajya Sabha as a member of parliament from the Uttar Pradesh constituency.
Prakash Raj has also been an active candidate in the Indian election by being an independent candidate fighting for a seat. He entered the world of politics in 2017 and later contested from Bengaluru Central for the post of Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha. By profession now, he has been an actor, producer, film director, and politician.
Sunny Deol, again one of the top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, joined the party in 2019 from the Gurdaspur of Punjab for the Lok Sabha constituency. He is also, by profession, an Indian actor, film producer, and director, apart from being a politician. The reason put forth by him for joining a political party is his love for his country as in the form of nationalism.
Paresh Raval has been part of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 2014, where he fought for the election from the Ahmedabad East constituency. He has also played the minister's role (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology). But later, he revealed that he has left politics and may not be part of it again.
Many Bollywood actors join political parties, but have you ever seen any sportsperson doing the same? Gautam Gambhir, a former cricketer who has represented India in many international tournaments and the world cup, then joined the political party Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019 and represented the party from east Delhi for the Lok Sabha position.
Urmila Matondkar started her career in the world of politics from the year 2019 when she represented the congress party from the Mumbai province, but later in the next consecutive year left the party and joined the Shiv Sen in the presence of the former chief minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray.
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