Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party high command has considered fielding the iconic Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit from the Pune Lok Sabha constituency in the 2019 general elections, sources in the party have said.
A senior state BJP leader also said that the party was deciding on issuing a ticket to Madhuri Dixit, who if confirmed, would contest from Pune Lok Sabha Constituency.
BJP National President Amit Shah had met actress Madhuri Dixit at her residence in Mumbai during his party’s ‘Sampark for Samarthan’ (Contact for Support) programme in June this year. During the meet, he briefed her on the achievements of his government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.