Actor Jaaved Jaaferi is confident of defeating BJP president Rajnath Singh

Actor , who is the latest to join the long list of who are contesting the Lok Sabha elections this year, says he is ready to strike big.

The 50-year-old political rookie, who will contest from Lucknow on an ticket and fight , the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), says that he’s ready to take on the heavyweight.

"I have complete belief in myself, and I will win the election. I want to be the strength of this party and help them achieve what they have set out to achieve," he says.

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A ­resident of Mumbai, Jaaved says that he’s ­fighting from Lucknow because he understands the place’s culture and language.

"A lot has been said about my place of origin. I am not going to Kerala or Tamil Nadu to contest elections. I am contesting from a city whose culture and language I understand well," he reasons. So what prompted him to join politics? "I have taken care of my wife and kids all these years. Now I think it’s my turn to do something for the country. And I believe that in order to change the system, you have to be in the system," he says.