Will BJP field Kangana Ranaut in Himachal by-poll? Report says she is an aspirant

Is actor Kangana Ranaut gearing up for a political act? The Thalaivi actor figures among the aspirants for the BJP ticket for the byelection to the Mandi Lok Sabha seat, the Hindustan Times has reported.

The report said that though Kangana has not openly expressed her desire to contest the elections, the BJP top brass has already had one round of discussions on the prospective candidates and her name was discussed.

One section of the party was reportedly averse to allotting the ticket to her.

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She belongs to Bhambla village in Mandi district and has built a new house in Manali, which is also a part of the Mandi parliamentary constituency.

Kangana is known for her pro-BJP and hyper-nationalist views.

The state election committee of the ruling BJP will meet in Dharamshala soon to draw a panel of candidates for the October 30 byelections in the three assembly segments of Fatehpur, Jubbal Kotkhai and Arki besides the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency.