Sandalwood star Sudeep to join Congress, contest LS polls?

Narayana Swamy
Political Analyst
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore

Bangalore, Sep 19: If sources close to Sudeep are to be believed, Congress has been successful in fishing out another star from the Sandawood industry to strenghthen its position in the state. Sudeep has been reportedly invited to contest the Lok Sabha election on Congress ticket.

After Ramya's magical victory against a heavyweight JD(S) leader, Sudeep could be the new star to take the political plunge and contest for the Lok Sabha seat in the upcoming general election, which is due in May next year.

On Wednesday September 18, Sudeep held a closed-door meeting with Karnataka CM for nearly 30 minutes, reportedly to discuss his interest in politics and the possibility of joining Congress.

It may be recalled that Sudeep had expressed his ambition to join politics long time ago, but no party had been successful in pursuing him.

Sudeep, one of the top Kannada actors, is expected to announce his decision in the coming weeks.

Sudeep had campaigned in favour of Ashok Kheny, founder and MLA of Makkala Paksha, during the 2013 assembly elections. Other than that, he has not been identified with any political party.

On Wednesday it was speculated that Nandan Nilekani, the UID chief would join Congress to contest from Bangalore South. It is learnt that Congress is fishing for more star candidates to attract the voters in the coming election.