Yesteryear Telugu Actress To Contest Elections In West Bengal!

All eyes are on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The parties want to show their strength in the elections by winning as many seats as possible. They are also busy searching for the winning horses in the intense elections. Looking at the overall picture it appears that the parties are eyeing the celebrities.

This trend benefited an yesteryear actress as she was selected as an MP Candidate. Actress Rachana Banerjee who was a popular face in the Telugu Cinema in the 90s was announced as the candidate. She will be contesting the Hooghly MP seat.

Rachana Banerjee is a popular celebrity in West Bengal. After a good run in the acting career, she opted for a career in the small screen arena. Currently, she is working as the host of a popular show, named 'Didi No 1'.

Celebrities have an advantage as their image helps them to get noticed by the voters. Factors like the party's image and the voters' mood also play a key role in the elections.

Mamata Banerjee's All India Trinamool Congress(TMC) is ruling in West Bengal. In the last general elections, the party recorded a landslide victory by putting up a strong fight against the BJP.

So TMC has the advantage of being the ruling party and Mamata Banerjee has been targeting aggressively on every possible issue.

TMC's image and Rachana Banerjee's popularity as a celebrity might form a big force and make her win the elections. It looks like this is the reason behind the party leadership picking her as the MP candidate.

Former cricketer Yusuf Pathan was also picked as the MP candidate. Announcing the same Pathan he thanked the Chief Minister for inviting him into the party and picking him as the MP Candidate.

This is not the first time TMC went for celebrities as the candidates. Mimi Chakraborty and Nussrat Jahan won the last elections as MPs. Saayoni Ghosh was given an MP ticket this time along with Rachana Banerjee.