Shilpa Shinde to Smriti Irani, TV stars who joined politics

Popular Haryanvi dancer Sapna Chaudhary's entry into the field of politics and her announcement of joining Congress party surprised many. The actress further shocked fans by denying her involvement in the party and politics. A few photos proving her association with the party have come up but the actress denies them to be new. Meanwhile, TV has had a history of celebs who have joined politics. A few made it big while the political career of the others met an end soon. Let's take a look. Photo- Instgram.

TV's most beloved Bahu Tulsi Virani aka Smriti Irani went onto win hearts with the portrayal of a quintessential bahu Tulsi in the show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Smriti, then went onto join BJP in 2003 and now is one of the most successful actors turned politicians in India. She is the incumbent Minister of Textiles in the Government of India.

One of the team members of The Kapil Sharma Show, Navjot Singh Sidhu was earlier a part of Bharatiya Janata Party and won a ticket from the Amritsar seat in the Indian general elections, 2004. In 2017, he joined Congress after leaving BJP on bitter terms. He was recently in news for his pro Pakistan remarks after the Pulwama attack. Photo- Instagram.

TV's Ram aka Nitish Bharadwaj joined politics, at the age of 23. Nitish became one of the most successful actors on television and was loved as Lord Krishna in the hugely popular series 'Mahabharat.' Nitish contested the parliamentary elections from Jamshedpur and Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh as a BJP candidate. He was elected as a Member of Parliament from Jamshedpur in 1996 and lost in 1999 Lok Sabha elections from Rajgarh. In 2006, Nitish quit the party. Photo- Inatagram.

Shekhar Suman joined the Congress in 2009 and faced quite a few ups and downs in his political career. In 2012, Shekhar quit Congress and made a comeback on television with the new season of his popular satirical show ‘Movers and Shakers'. Photo- Instagram.

The item girl turned actress turned politician in 2014 . In March 2014, Rakhi announced her plans to contest for Lok Sabha elections from Mumbai North-West as an Independent Candidate and she founded the party called ‘Rashtriya Aam Party’ (RAP). Rakhi promoted her party with a symbol of ‘green chilli,’ which she felt resembled her personality. She received only 2006 votes from Mumbai North-West Constituency and lost the elections. Rakhi resigned from RAP and joined RPI party in June 2014. Photo- Instagram.

TV actress Shilpa Shinde, popular for her portrayal of Angoori in Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hain joined Congress party on February 5, 2019, in Mumbai. The Bigg Boss 11 winner joined the political party in the presence of Congress party’s Mumbai president Sanjay Nirupam and party leader, Charan Singh Sapra. Photo- Instagram.

Bigg Boss 11 fame Arshi Khan is the latest celebrity to join politics. She joined Congress party last month in February. The actress was welcomed into the party and was apparently offered a big post in the party. She has joined Congress as the Vice President of Maharashtra. At an event held in Mumbai this afternoon (February 28), the actress was welcomed into the party by few members of Congress. Photo- Instagram.