From Kamya Panjabi to Smriti Irani, meet television stars who joined politics

'Shakti' actress Kamya Panjabi joined the Congress party in presence of Mumbai Congress president Bhai Jagtap on October 27, 2021.

It is believed that Kamya always aspired to get into politics. However, she couldn’t take the plunge earlier due to her professional commitments. Now that her show 'Shakti — Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki' has wrapped up, she has decided to take a leap into politics.

Smriti Irani is famously known as Tusli Mihir Virani from Ekta Kapoor's hit serial 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.'

Smriti Irani joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2003. She is the Minister of Women and Child Development in the Union Cabinet of India since May 2019. She is a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, representing Amethi.

Dipika Chikhlia immortalized the role of Sita in Ramanand Sagar's cult epic television show 'Ramayan.'

Dipika Chikhlia made a foray into politics by joining the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) as a Member of Parliament in the Indian Lok Sabha from Baroda constituency in 1991.

Nitish Bharadwaj was a veterinarian surgeon before he was bitten by the acting bug. He is best known for his portrayal of Lord Krishna in BR Chopra's epic television series 'Mahabharat.'

Nitish Bharadwaj joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on March 18, 2021.

Bollywood item girl and 'Bigg Boss' fame Rakhi Sawant's showbiz journey has been full of controversies.

Rakhi Sawant had announced her plans to contest Lok Sabha 2014 elections from Mumbai as an independent candidate. Later, Rakhi Sawant founded the Rashtriya Aam Party (RAP) with the symbol of green chilli. Post the poor show, she had joined the Rajya Sabha MP Ramdas Athawale-led Republican Party of India (RPI (A)) in June 2014 as a National Executive President of its women’s wing.