Bollywood actress Mahie Gill and Punjabi actor Hobby Dhaliwal joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday. In Chandigarh, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat welcomed both of them into the party.
Apart from Mahie, Hobby Dhaliwal joined BJP. He said, “I am sorry that Punjab is not getting the benefit of many policies. I want the policies of BJP to be implemented.”
Polling will be held on February 20 for all the 117 seats in Punjab. The counting of votes will be done on March 10. In December last year, she was campaigning for the Congress councilor candidate.
“I want to do something for girls. I want to raise issues related to girls. Now, I have got a medium to do so,” Mahie said while joining the party.
She started her career in Punjabi films before making a debut in Bollywood with Dev.D. She consequently gained recognition after portraying Madhavi Devi, a sexually frustrated wife in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster, as well as its sequel, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns,
Gill appeared in Paan Singh Tomar with Irrfan Khan. It is the true story of an athlete who became a dacoit. In this, she played the title character's wife.