Glamorous actress of yesteryears and former MP Vijayashanti is preparing ground to join the Bharatiya Janata Party sooner or later.
According to sources, Vijayashanti, who has been designated as star campaigner by the high command before the parliament elections, is said to have told the Congress party leaders in the state that she might not be available for the party’s campaign in the forthcoming by-elections to Huzurnagar assembly seat, where PCC chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy’s wife N Padmavathi is contesting.
She has been sulking for quite some time that the party has not been taking her into confidence in any issue and has not been calling her to any of the core committee meetings.
In the meantime, Vijayashanti is said to have held a series of discussions with the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders both in Delhi and Hyderabad.
Apparently, she got an assurance from the high command that she would get due importance in the state BJP and might be made Mahila Morcha chief.
If she joins the BJP shortly, she might take up the campaign for the party in Huzurnagar by-elections. Though it is unlikely that the BJP will the seat, it will help her gain the glory in public, sources said.