Boxer and former Congress leader Vijender Singh joins BJP

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.

Boxer Vijender Singh Joins BJP in New Delhi on Wednesday. Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal

Vijender Singh, India’s first Olympic medallist in boxing and a Congress leader, joined the BJP on Wednesday.

VIDEO | Boxer and former Congress leader Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) joins BJP in the presence of the party’s National General Secretary Vinod Tawde (@TawdeVinod) in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/3VIDsSMkh4

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 3, 2024

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.

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.

#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

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