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Modi is the personality that attracts everyone to BJP: Actress-turned politician Rupali Ganguly

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | May 01, 2024, at 07:48 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Popular television actress Rupali Ganguly on Wednesday lauded the "development" taking place in the country joining the country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is seeking a third straight term in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Besides praising the "development", Ganguly lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who also happens to be the supreme leader of BJP.

She told ANI, "The one personality that attracts everyone towards BJP is PM Modi. His working style, personality and the way he has taken our country towards development, every Indian wants to join 'Modi Sena' and contribute to the country and I also felt the same and hence I joined BJP."

#WATCH | After joining the BJP, actress Rupali Ganguly says, "The one personality that attracts everyone towards BJP is PM Modi. His working style, personality and the way he has taken our country towards development, every Indian wants to join 'Modi Sena' and contribute to the… pic.twitter.com/kfF5dCUOIr
— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2024

Immediately after joining, Ganguly had said, "When I see this 'Mahayagya' of development, I feel that I should also take part in this."

"I need your blessings and support so that whatever I do, I do it right and good," she added.

#WATCH | Actress Rupali Ganguly joins BJP at the party headquarters in Delhi

She says, "...When I see this 'Mahayagya' of development, I feel that I should also take part in this...I need your blessings and support so that whatever I do, I do it right and good...'' pic.twitter.com/x7pT7oq0xB
— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2024

Ganguly, 47, primarily works in Hindi television.

She is well known for playing Manisha Singh Sarabhai in popular daily soap 'Sarabhai vs Sarabhai' and Anupamaa in 'Anupamaa'.

Along with Ganguly, astrolger Ameya Joshi too joined the BJP on Wednesday.

After joining the saffron camp, both Ganguly and Joshi met BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda.

#WATCH | After joining the BJP, actress Rupali Ganguly & astrologer Ameya Joshi meet party national president JP Nadda, in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/Hswzanu2nd
— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2024

#RupaliGanguly #BJP #NarendraModi

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