Marathi actors join Nationalist Congress Party

Marathi actors joined the ruling NCP in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and senior party leader Ajit Pawar on Wednesday, the party said in a statement.

Actors Vijay Patkar, Savita Malpekar, Maya Jadhav, Priydarshan Jadhav, Girish Pardeshi and others joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) at its head office here.

Water Resources Minister and state NCP chief Jayant Patil, Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope, party MP Supriya Sule and others were also present on the occasion.

The actors joining the NCP will strengthen the party's cultural cell, the statement said.

The NCP is in power in Maharashtra along with the Shiv Sena and Congress as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.

मराठी चित्रपटसृष्टीतील अनेक प्रख्यात कलाकारांनी उपमुख्यमंत्री ना. @AjitPawarSpeaks lयांच्या उपस्थितीत आज @NCPspeaks मध्ये प्रवेश केला. प्रदेशाध्यक्ष ना. @Jayant_R_Patil जयंत पाटील यांनी सर्व कलाकारांचे राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेस पक्षात स्वागत केले.@rajeshtope11@supriya_sule#NCPpic.twitter.com/Ia1NnCEUEB

— NCP (@NCPspeaks) September 9, 2020