New Delhi, Mar 05: Former Miss World Yukta Mookhey today joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and announced that she would be campaigning for the party. She was introduced to the media by BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan, who denied that there was a particular effort by his party to attract people from the world of art and culture. When she was asked about her way of retaining her beauty and poise, Mahajan quipped: 'she is bold'.

She was chosen Miss India in 1999 and Miss World a year later.

Bureau Report