Mahie Gill seems to have taken her role as Home Minister Saraswati Devi from the recently released Raktanchal 2 a bit too seriously. The newest member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Punjab has already begun campaigning for the state polls. On her agenda are matters such as putting an end to drug addiction, and women’s education.

The actor tells mid-day, “I have wanted to join politics since five years, but could not find the right platform and political support. Now, I have got it. If I am a known face today, why can’t I join politics and do something for the people? Sirf baatein karne se kuch nahi hota, we have to go there and do something.”