The change of thought has also come about after Congress is considering putting up a tough fight in Varanasi against BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi by fielding a celebrity or a strong local leader against him.
Yogaguru Ramdev has also supported Bharti's case for Rae Bareli and made a request to the BJP top leadership in this regard.
“I appeal to BJP to place their strong leader Uma Bharti to fight against Sonia Gandhi in Rae Bareli,” he has tweeted.
Party sources confirmed that Ramdev has talked about Bharti with top BJP leaders and made a request about her candidature.
