New Delhi: After roping in film stars to further its electoral prospects, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today (Apr 9, 2004) again sought refuge in Bollywood by lifting music of popular Hindi songs to compose its own signature tune for its campaign for the coming general elections.

While the opening song of tele-serial 'Mahabharat' has been dubbed to make the party's main theme song - 'Mahashakti Bharat - Shaktishali Bhajapa (BJP)', hugely popular numbers from Amir Khan starrer 'Lagaan' and Hrithik Roshan's 'Koi Mil Gaya' have been added party line lyrics to compose two sets of CDs and cassettes.

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The song Amitabh Bachchan rendered for film 'Baghban' has been re-fitted with words to target Congress president Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin.

BJP president M Venkaiah Naidu today released three sets of CDs and cassettes - 'Mahashakti Bharat - Shaktishali Bhajapa', 'Kamal Khil Gaya' (comprising four songs) and 'Bhajapa Laher' (containing six songs), one lakh copies of which will be circulated all over the country.

"The lyrics of 'Mahashakti Bharat - Shakhtishali Bhajapa' is extensively based on the salient points of the party's Vision Document, which highlights the roadmap for making India into a developed superpower," Naidu told reporters.

He said these songs have been specially composed in such a way that they not only appeal to the common man, but also convey the party's vision and ideology in a simple and effective manner.

Noted play back singer Kumar Sanu changed lyrics of his popular song of '1942: A Love Story' to render 'Atalji ko dekha to aisa laga'.

The songs, which were recorded at a Mumbai studio, have been rendered by popular playback singers including Sudesh Bhosle, Vinod Rathore, Rahul Seth, Munna Aziz, Anuradha Podwal, Sadhana Sargam and Sanjeevani, Naidu said.

The music score has been arranged by Pranay Pradhan, while the production was coordinated by well known producer Devendra Khandelwal.

Inputs for the lyrics of the songs were provided by Naidu and BJP general secretary Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.

Naidu said the party would distribute the CDs and cassettes to shopkeepers in rural areas for the propaganda of its policies and programmes.

"There is a wave for BJP and we want to further capitalise on it," he said.