Another Telugu Heroine Goes To Lok Sabha Now

The Lok Sabha elections in India have concluded, and the results are making headlines across the nation. The BJP-led NDA is set to take the oath of office for the third time on June 8th. Amidst the excitement, a familiar face from the 1990s Telugu films, a happening heroine then, has made a significant impact by winning the Hooghly MP seat in West Bengal.

Rachana Banerjee, a popular actress known for her work in Bengali and Odia films, has made her mark in politics on her debut itself by securing Hooghly MP seat for the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) by winning against BJP’s sitting-MP Lockhet Chatterjee. Rachana’s career in the film industry spans over three decades, while in Tollywood with notable roles in movies like ‘Raayudu’ alongside Mohan Babu and ‘Baavagaru Bagunnara’ with Chiranjeevi. She has also worked with Balakrishna in ‘Sultan’ and was last seen in the 2002 film ‘Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo’ alongside Nandamuri Harikrishna. She is also known for films like Kanyadanam, Pilla Nachindi and Abhishekam too.

Earlier we have seen many senior and former star heroines like Jaya Bachchan and our very own Jayaprada in the parliament, while heroines who sizzled in Telugu films, like Navneet Kaur, have also got elected as MPs. And this year, apart from Rachana, Prabhas’ Ek Niranjan heroine, the firebrand Kangana Ranaut also got elected to the Parliament from Haryana.