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Shri @iamsunnydeol joins Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi. #AayegaToModiHi https://t.co/MmWuwJELCS — BJP (@BJP4India) 1556001432000

Dhai Kilo ka haath aur 56 inch ka seena ab ek saath. A warm welcome to the evergreen superstar @iamsunnydeol in… https://t.co/7DA4FGZP3o — Chowkidar Kirron Kher (@KirronKherBJP) 1556007264000

Poll-Pourri: Sunny Deol, Urmila & Other Stars Who've Joined Politics







Autoplay Autoplay 1 of 20 Stars Of Politics It's counting day today and all eyes are on the political scoreboard. From seasoned to the newbies, a bunch of stars are trying their luck at the polls today. Actor-producer Sunny Deol, Urmila Matondkar and Gautam Gambhir are hoping to score on their debuts today.



Here are some film stars who have dabbled in politics over the years. Urmila Matondkar Weeks before the 17th Lok Sabha elections kicked off, actress Urmila Matondkar shook hands with the Indian National Congress (INC). The 45-year-old actress was welcomed in the party by Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.



The 'Rangeela' actress, who is contesting from the Mumbai North constituency against BJP MP Gopal Shetty, is hoping to score a victory. Poonam Sinha Actress Poonam Sinha, wife of actor Shatrughan Sinha, became a part of the SP in April this year. The 69-year-old is trying her luck against BJP leader and Home Minister Rajnath Singh from Lucknow. Jaya Prada Actress-turned-politician Jaya Prada's ongoing political career kicked off in 1994 when she joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). In 2004, the 57-year-old became a part of the Samajwadi Party (SP). However, in 2010, she was expelled due to anti-party activities.



In March this year, Prada joined BJP. She is set to take on her friend-turned-foe, SP's Azam Khan, from Rampur today. Hans Raj Hans Singer Hans Raj Hans first stint with politics was in 2009 when he joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). He resigned from the party in 2014. Two years later, in 2016, he joined the Congress party. However, he did not feel welcome in the Rahul Gandhi-led party. In the same year, he switched to the BJP.



In the 17th Lok Sabha polls, the singer is competing against Congress's Udit Raj from North-west Delhi.



If he proves victorious today, he will be one of the leading Dalit faces from the party.

NEW DELHI: 'Gadar' actor Sunny Deol is the latest from the film fraternity to throw his hat in the political ring. The 62-year-old joined the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) in the Capital on Tuesday.The actor was welcomed into the party fold by union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal. He took to Twitter to thank the BJP for a 'warm welcome'.Speaking on his political debut, Deol said that he was inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and took the political plunge as he wanted to make a difference in public life, and would rather have his work speak for himself."The way my father (film star Dharmendra ) was attached with Atal ji, today I have come to join Modi ji," Deol, said, while addressing the media."Whatever I can do for this family (BJP), I will do it....I won't talk, I will show you through my work," Deol added.Last week, the actor had met the party president Amit Shah at the Pune airport which had led to speculation about him making a political debut. Deol is likely to be fielded from Gurdaspur - late actor Vinod Khanna's bastion for over a decade - which the BJP lost to the Congress after the latter's demise.Deol's father, Dharmendra, had also contested on a BJP ticket from Bikaner (Rajasthan) in the 2004 Lok Sabha Elections . Dharmendra's second wife, Hema Malini , is a BJP MP from Mathura. She is seeking a re-election from the same constituency in Uttar Pradesh.The 62-year-old actor is best known for his roles as a brawny, action hero in superhit films like 'Border', 'Gadar: Ek Prem', 'Ghatak' and 'Narsimha'.Actress Kirron Kher, popular for her witty comments, welcomed the 'Border' actor to BJP. Hailing him as an 'evergreen superstar', the 63-year-old tweeted, "Dhai Kilo ka haath aur 56 inch ka seena ab ek saath. A warm welcome to the evergreen superstar @iamsunnydeol in @BJP4India family. Hope you serve the nation with the same zeal and Josh that you carry with you."