Celebrities campaign for Elections 2014
With election fever running high, it is celebrities which are campaigning for major political parties. BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party have declared popular stars as candidates for their parties this year.
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BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, clad in traditional south Indian dhoti attire, shakes hands with film actor and cultural icon Rajinikanth during a visit to the actor's residence. Modi was campaigning for ongoing parliamentary elections in Chennai.
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Bollywood actor and member of parliament Mithun Chakraborty, Trinamool Congress (TMC) party candidate for Darjeeling constituency Baichung Bhutia, and West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee gesture to a crowd during a rally in Siliguri.
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Actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada joined Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), scotching all speculation about her plans to make a beeline to the Congress.
Seen here, RLD candidate Jaya Prada with party leader Amar Singh at an election rally in Bijnor.
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Legendary actress Suchitra Sen's daughter Moon Moon Sen is TMC's candidate from Bankura district of West Bengal. She takes on nine-term CPM MP Basudev Acharya.
Seen here campaigning with her daughters Riya and Raima Sen during her election campaign in Bankura.
