Priyanka Chopra asked to join Congress I?

Before Sanjay Nirupam was fielded as the Congress I
candidate to fight BJP’s veteran Ram Nayak for this year’s Lok Sabha elections,
the Congress was very keen to put up the much-in-the-news Priyanka Chopra in
place of Govinda. According to very reliable sources the discussions had gone
very much ahead. “The Congress wanted a glamorous and younger Bollywood
candidate after Govinda for the prestigious Mumbai North constituency. Someone
who would connect with the young urban youth of the nation. Initially, Priyanka
didn’t say no. But then her bulk of film-related work got the better of her.

Shooting day and night and then putting in months
of gruelling election campaigning and devoting time to her constituency seemed a
too much for Priyanka.She finally had to say no, although Sonia Gandhi was very
keen.The Congress I could’ve acquired itself another pretty and articulate
Priyanka. Sadly it didn’t happen. For now Priyanka Chopra would have to be
content being the prettiest and most glamorous member of the Congress party.

Well, the actress, who is on a much-needed
sabbatical after the exhausting schedule of What’s Your Raashee, is tight-lipped
about her congress with politics, a close friend says, “Priyanka doesn’t rule
out politics in the future. But this time she is neither contesting nor
campaigning for any candidate.Besides her schedules, taking over Govinda’s
constituency seemed a rather daunting task to Priyanka.”