Phogat sisters, Ravi Kishan to campaign for BJP in MCD polls

March 17, 2017 19:47

The BJP has roped in the Phogat sisters of "Dangal" fame, Bhojpuri star Ravi Kishan, and several other achievers from different fields to shore up its fortunes in the high-stakes Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections next month.

Sources today said the party's campaign for the polls due on April 22 will be a star-studded one and talks are also on with cricketer Shikhar Dhawan for canvassing.

"We are going all-out in the MCD polls and have set a very high target for our party. Our triumphs in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have given fresh impetus to our workers and volunteers and to add to that strength we are bringing in big faces as well," a source said.

The BJP is betting big on the MCD polls and party chief Amit Shah, General Secretary (Organisation) Ramlal and Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu are already slated to address a convention of polling booth in-charges at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday.

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