After much speculation, veteran actor Urmila Matondkar joined the Congress, which has decided to field her from the Mumbai North constituency against BJP's Gopal Shetty.

Matondkar travelled to Delhi on Wednesday and met party president Rahul Gandhi, after which she was formally inducted in the Congress fold. Matondkar's entry was facilitated by former Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam. Her candidature will be announced in the next list of the Congress party.