India, July 11 -- BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Thursday talked about her experience as a politician, while calling it "a very expensive hobby".

"I always say that politics is a very expensive hobby," the Mandi MP said in an interview with Times Now.

Clarifying her statement further, Ranaut said that one cannot just have politics as a profession if they are an "honest person", while citing expenses as a Member of Parliament (MP).

"If you are an MP you can't have it as a profession ... you need a job," she said.

"What you're left with is actually Rs.50,000 - Rs.60,000 is your salary as an MP. If I have to go to my constituency with some representation, some PAs from here, some three-four cars, the expenses are in lakhs because one place fro...