Shekhar Suman v/s Shatrughan Sinha

The Congress party has announced Shekhar Suman as its candidate who would stand against Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Patna Sahib Constituency in Bihar.

Shekhar Suman’s joining the Congress could just strengthen the party in the Bihar state. Talking to the media Suman said: "My personal relations with Shatrughan Sinha will not be affected. It is not a personal fight. It is a fight between ideologies. I believe in the ideology of the Congress."

This election will see the bollywood celebs fighting it out against each other to come into power. One has to wait and watch the result which would be interesting to see.

Shahrukh Khan to campaign for Congress

Congress is planning to add glamour quotient in the upcoming election campains. It has decided to rope in Bollywood superstar - Shahrukh Khan for its election campaign.

Shahrukh and another Bollywood star Preity Zinta are expected to campaign for Minister of State for Home Affairs - Sriprakash Jaiswal who happens to be the Congress candidate from Kanpur.

"People like Bollywood stars to campaign. There are a number of actors who are our sympathisers. We will utilize their services," said Fernandes.

Sanjay Dutt political dreams crashed

Sanjay Dutt’s dreams of competing in the elections were shattered on Tuesday when the Supreme Court ruled that he cannot contest for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.
The court rejected Sanjay Dutt’s plea for suspension of his conviction in a criminal case to enable him to fight the General Elections.

A day before, a panel of judges which included Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan, Justice P Sathasivam and Justice RM Lodha had not disclosed the verdict amid strong opposition from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and various civil society groups.

Sanjay Dutt, sentenced to six years in jail by a Mumbai anti-terror court moved the court early this month as it was said to be similar to cricketer-turned-BJP parliamentarian Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose conviction in a case of unintentional killing was stayed by the apex court in 2007 to enable him contest elections.

However, the SC ruled that Sidhu’s case was an exceptional one and should not be taken as example. As per electoral laws, a person convicted for a criminal offence and sentenced to jail for more than two years is barred from running for elections.