Chandigarh: Bollywood and Punjabi actress Mahie Gill and Punjabi actor-singer Hobby Dhaliwal joined BJP in the presence of Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, Union Minister-Punjab BJP in charge Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Punjab BJP in-charge Dushyant Gautam.

Mahie Gill and Hobby Dhaliwal joined the league of actors-turned politicians.  

Mahie Gill started her career in Punjabi films before making a debut in Bollywood with Dev.D. She is best known for her role of Paro in Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed Hindi film Dev.D, a modern take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali novella Devdas, for which she also won the 2010 Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. 

बीजेपी में शामिल हुई माही गिल
हरियाणा के मुख्यमंत्री मनोहर लाल
केंद्रीय मंत्री गजेंद्र शेखावत जी, भारतीय जनता पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय महासचिव नेता दुष्यंत गौतम जी, पंजाब भाजपा के महामंत्री श्री सुभाष शर्मा जी की उपस्थिति में माही गिल ने ली बीजेपी की सदस्यता । pic.twitter.com/yJXJ6kPhUB

— BJP PUNJAB (@BJP4Punjab) February 7, 2022

She consequently gained recognition after portraying Madhavi Devi, a sexually frustrated wife in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster, as well as its sequel, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns.

Hobby Dhaliwal is an actor, singer, and lyricist. He is best known for movies like Angrej (2015), Lahoriye (2017), Jora 10 Numbaria (2017), Ardaas Karaan (2019), and music videos like 'Bhabi' by Mankirt Aulakh. 

Considering the request of all political parties seeking to postpone the Punjab Assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI)  has postponed the elections to February 20 instead of February 14.

The Election Commission of India issued a statement postponing the Punjab Assembly elections in view of the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas.