Riteish Deshmukh Joins Congress, To Contest Lok Sabha Elections In 2019
Riteish Deshmukh to follow his father Vilasrao Deshmukh’s footsteps as he's decided to join politics and will contest the Lok Sabha elections in 2019 from the Congress party.
Riteish
Deshmukh
joins
Congress
for
2019
Lok
Sabha
Elections
|
FilmiBeat
It
looks
like
Riteish
Deshmukh
is
all
set
to
follow
his
father
Vilasrao
Deshmukh's
footsteps
as
he's
decided
to
contest
the
Lok
Sabha
elections
in
2019
representing
the
Congress
party.
His
father
was
the
Chief
Minister
of
Maharashtra
between
2004
-
2008
and
was
a
charismatic
politician
who
drew
big
crowds.
Riteish
will
contest
from
the
same
constituency
where
his
father
stood
for
election
-
Latur
constituency.
Also,
Latur
was
the
hometown
of
Vilasrao
Deshmukh
and
the
people
of
the
constituency
have
a
soft
corner
for
him
and
Riteish
Deshmukh
as
well.
This
indeed
is
a
major
development
in
Riteish
Deshmukh's
life
and
the
film
industry
has
churned
out
another
politician.
Also,
during
a
press
conference
in
2016,
Riteish
was
asked
if
he
plans
to
join
politics,
the
actor
denied
it
saying
he
has
no
plans
whatsoever
to
enter
politics.
However,
it
looks
like
the
Deshmukh
scion
has
finally
deemed
the
time
is
right
to
follow
his
father's
footsteps.
A
Big
Challenge
For
Riteish
Deshmukh
The
Latur
constituency
was
a
Congress
battalion
back
in
the
day
and
the
tides
turned
towards
the
BJP
in
2014.
Dr.
Sunil
Gaikwad
is
the
sitting
MP
of
the
constituency
and
it
would
be
a
herculean
task
for
Riteish
Deshmukh
to
oust
him
in
2019.
Has
A
Good
Background
In
Politics
We
guess
Riteish
Deshmukh
already
knows
the
tricks
of
the
trade
as
his
father
was
a
politician
and
is
well
prepared
for
the
2019
Lok
Sabha
elections.
Can
Riteish
Deshmukh
Defeat
BJP
MP
Dr.
Sunil
Gaikwad?
The
million
dollar
question
on
everyone's
mind
is,
can
Riteish
Deshmukh,
a
newbie
in
politics,
defeat
a
seasoned
politician
like
Dr.
Sunil
Gaikwad
in
2019?
We'll
have
to
wait
and
watch
for
that
one!
The
people
of
Latur
constituency
will
answer
that
one
for
us!
Coming
To
His
Movies
Riteish
Deshmukh
is
currently
filming
his
upcoming
movie
Total
Dhamaal
alongside
Ajay
Devgn
and
Anil
Kapoor.
The
movie
is
scheduled
to
hit
the
theatres
on
December
7,
2018.