Shekhar Suman and Shatrughan Sinha are two of the eminent personalities from Bihar. The duo may not be the best buddies but they surely have tremendous respect for each other. Though, all this respect will take a backseat when the two reportedly collide against each other in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

While Sinha has been a long serving member of the Bhartiya Janata Party, Suman, after years of persuasion, is said to have finally joined the Congress. It’s now buzzed that the actor will be competing against his Bollywood friend and BJP leader Shatrughan for the Patna Saheb Lok Sabha seat.

Apparently, Suman’s mother has reportedly claimed that her son has informed the family of his plans to contest for Lok Sabha seat from Patna.

We tired contacting Shekhar Suman and even sent him a text but there was no reply.

Meanwhile, if true, Sinha has welcomed Suman’s entry into politics. “I will welcome Shekhar into the electoral arena if he is interested in joining active politics,” Sinha told this to a Mumbai daily.

Though he commended Shekhar’s switch to politics, Sinha didn’t miss an opportunity to fire the first salvo.

“I advise my tinsel town colleague to deeply ponder over why and from where he wants to launch his career. Past experiences have shown that many Bollywood artistes have been ‘used’ by political parties wanting to cash in on their 'star value' and later treating them shabbily. One must come into politics only after proper groundwork,” he chided.