Popular Haryanvi singer Sapna Chaudhary, who joined the BJP recently, campaigned for rival candidate Gopal Kanda for the Haryana Assembly elections, leaving her party red-faced.
In a quick firefighting exercise, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari dissuaded her from campaigning for Kanda, the Haryana Lokhit Party candidate from Sirsa, BJP sources said.
Kanda, a former minister, is an influential politician in Haryana. His name had figured in the case of suicide by a woman employee of his airlines company.
The sources said Chaudhary informed party leaders that she was advised by her staff that she can campaign for Kanda as he "was an independent candidate".
A video message of Chaudhary seeking support for Kanda for the Haryana elections went viral on social media, catching the attention of BJP leaders on Friday. There were also posters of Chaudhary in favour of Kanda, said a senior Delhi BJP leader.