On Wednesday, boxer Vijender Singh became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in anticipation of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Singh declared shortly after joining the saffron party, “I have joined the BJP to serve the people and the nation.” Increasingly, I want to assist people.
At the party headquarters in New Delhi, BJP leaders Vinod Tawde, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, and Rajiv Babbar witnessed his party membership.
boxer Vijender Singh, a former member of the Congress, ran from South Delhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections but was defeated by Ramesh Bidhuri of the BJP, who also defeated Raghav Chadha of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Singh, the Congress party’s nominee from Mathura, where BJP MP and actor Hema Malini is standing again, was reportedly being considered for the upcoming elections, according to PTI.
coming from the Jat community, which is very powerful politically in many seats, particularly in his native Haryana.
Following his mysterious one-line post on X on March 30, Singh’s association with the Congress was speculated about. Singh stated, “I am prepared to go wherever the public requests.”
Singh wrote, “In more than 20 years of boxing, I have always made my country proud in the ring,” when he announced his decision to join the Congress. It’s time to serve and do something for my fellow citizens. I’d like to take advantage of this chance and express my gratitude to the INC India party, Priyanka Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi for this assignment.
Singh also participated in the first leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which took place in January of last year in Karnal, Haryana, alongside Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
After winning a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Games, Singh made sporting history in India as the country’s first-ever boxer to win an Olympic medal. His ascent persisted as he expanded his collection of medals to include a gold from the 2010 Commonwealth Games and a bronze from the 2009 World Championships. The renowned Padma Shri award was given to Singh in 2010 in appreciation of his services to Indian sports.
Singh’s athletic career took a sharp turn in 2012 after it was revealed that he had been involved in a doping scandal. He was eventually exonerated in the case, though.
