Shilpa Shinde, winner of the Bigg Boss 11, reveals who she would like to see as the next prime minister

Shilpa Shinde, a television actor and former Bigg Boss contender, joined Tuesday's Congress in the presence of his unit chief, Mumbai, Sanjay Nirupam. The actor, who won the 11th season of Bigg Boss reality TV, told reporters at the initiation ceremony that she wished the Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi, the next Prime Minister.

"The Congress Party has been leading the country since then, so I decided to join it, and today the country is in urgent need of change and only Congress can provoke it," she said.

On a question concerning the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, who had supported Shinde explained that the party led by Raj Thackeray focused solely on "Marathi speakers".

"Congress does not look at any caste or religion while reaching out to those in need, but the MNS only targets Marathi-speaking people." When I needed help , the MNS gave a marathi angle to my difficult situation, "she said.

challenging elections, but did not specify whether it was for the Lok Sabha or the State Assembly, both scheduled for this year. Nirupam said the country was unhappy with the current derogation and that people who believed in the country's basic principles were joining the Congress.