Fact Check: Kangana Ranaut Falsely Claims She Got BJP Ticket Due To Women's Quota Bill
NDTV
On March 24, 2024, the BJP announced Kangana Ranaut as the party's candidate to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi.
In a recent public address, actor Kangana Ranaut claimed that she received the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) ticket to contest elections from the Mandi constituency in Himachal Pradesh because of the Women's Reservation Bill.
BOOM found that the claim was false since the bill has not been brought into effect yet. On March 24, 2024, the BJP announced Kangana Ranaut as the party's candidate to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi.
"I abide by the high command's decision on contesting Loksabha polls," she wrote on X while adding that she looks forward to being a "worthy Karyakarta and a reliable public servant."
