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Bappi Lahiri files nomination as BJP candidate

Darpan News Desk Darpan, 07 Apr, 2014 03:04 PM

Famed music composer Bappi Lahiri, contesting the Lok Sabha polls on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket, Monday filed his nominations from the Sreerampur parliamentary constituency in West Bengal.

Accompanied by his son, daughter and son-in-law, Lahiri filed his papers for the seat which comprises parts of Hooghly and Howrah districts.

The effervescent 61-year-old music composer has promised to bring in Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and melody queens Lata Mangeshkar or Asha Bhosle to boost his campaign.

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