Shakira has Gujarat voters dancing to her tunes

Ahmedabad: Latino music may be unheard of in the villages of Gujarat but it is being put to much use in the election campaign.

The Congress party is making use of the Gujarati versions of Latino star Shakira's songs to woo voters.

A 'political' version of one of Shakira's hit numbers, sung by one Utpal and Anita Fernadis, is being used to amuse crowds at public meetings.

The song, titled Panjo, represents the party's electoral symbol of an open palm.

"I received a call from the state unit of the Congress and asked me to prepare songs on Shakira using the Congress terminology and highlighting the symbol Panjo, and we did exactly that. Some represents the work done by the Congress and also highlights the name of Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Rajiv and India Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi as well," said Utpal, a music composer.

Not to be left behind, the Bharatiya Janata Party is making use of one of the most popular Gujarati folk songs, Sanedo, with political lyrics inserted into it.

“Sanedo is a very famous form of singing and is especially popular in north Gujarat. So, we have taken that theme and it is dedicated to Modi's achievement in the state," said Manoj Joshi, who has composed four songs on Modi.

The campaign ends on Sunday for 87 Assembly seats in Gujarat, but the party believes that the songs have definitely helped to woo voters to some extent.

Raju Dhruv, a BJP spokesperson, said the song was composed by the youth of Gujarat and the Chief Minister has a large number of fans across the state from the schools and colleges. He said this song which has appealed to the youth the most.

Congress city president Jawant Sinh Bhatti too believes that songs by Shakira have indeed helped the Congress as the tune is popular worldwide and the villagers have liked the songs well.