Boxer and former Congress leader Vijender Singh joins BJP
Mangalore Today News Network
New Delhi, April 03, 2024: Vijender Singh, India’s first Olympic medallist in boxing and a Congress leader, joined the BJP on Wednesday.
Singh had fought the 2019 Lok Sabha election unsuccessfully from the South Delhi constituency as a Congress candidate. His name was doing the rounds for the last few days as the party’s nominee from Mathura, from where actor and incumbent MP Hema Malini is contesting again.
#WATCH | After joining BJP, Boxer Vijender Singh says, "I have joined BJP today for the development of the country and to serve the people..."#LokSabhaElections2024 https://t.co/OCa2lP2gkc pic.twitter.com/vdgCjdGWrz
— ANI (@ANI) April 3, 2024
Singh comes from the Jat community, which has political influence in a large number of seats in Haryana, the state he comes from, western Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Courtesy: Indian Express