Indian boxing’s poster boy Vijender Singh joins BJP ahead of general polls

Indian Olympic hero and star boxer Vijender Singh has stop Congress and joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the general elections on Wednesday.

Vijender Singh, who was as soon as thought-about because the poster boy of Indian boxing, joined the saffron occasion within the presence of BJP’s National General Secretary Vinod Tawde at occasion headquarters in New Delhi.

Vijender Singh’s earlier Lok Sabha battle

He joined the Congress in 2019 and contested the Lok Sabha election from South Delhi constituency and misplaced to BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri.

Speaking after becoming a member of the occasion, Vijender stated, “I’ve joined the BJP within the curiosity of the nation and to serve the individuals.”

“Ever because the Modi authorities got here to energy the type of respect the sportspersons are getting throughout the globe is commendable,” he advised Indian UNI information company.

In his illustrious profession, Singh, 38, received a bronze on the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

He was the primary Indian boxer to realize it.

He additionally secured bronze on the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in addition to silver on the 2006 and 2014 Commonwealth Games.