Actress Sumalatha has said that she will not join the Bharatiya Janatha Party even after winning the elections and will remain as an independent candidate.

Sumalatha Ambarish is contesting against Nikhil Kumaraswamy for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from the Mandya constituency. Sumalatha is contesting as an independent candidate and is backed by Bharatiya Janatha Party. 

Speaking during a rally, 'If I wanted to join BJP or any other party, I would have joined earlier itself. I had got a lot of offers from other parties. But I declined all the offers and contested as an independent candidate' said Sumalatha.