Mumbai, March 27: Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar joined the Indian National Congress (INC) on Wednesday. The actress turned politician decided to take the political plunge and was seen with Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam. Matondkar joining the Congress comes just days ahead of the first phase of polling for Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Jaya Prada Joins BJP at Party Headquarters in Delhi, Likely to Contest 2019 Lok Sabha Polls From Rampur.

Matondkar is a leading actress from the 1990s and has a number of hits to her name. A well recognised performer, the actress has been missing from action in recent times. However, she has decided to enter the political field ahead of the general elections.

Reports of the actress's possibility of joining the Congress were doing rounds for few weeks now. However, it is not clear whether Urmila Matondkar will contest elections for any seat.

For the second day in row, a Bollywood actresses has joined politics. On Tuesday, veteran politician and actress Jaya Prada joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of BJP General Secretary Bhupendra Yadav.

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