Boxer Vijender Singh ditches Congress, joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha elections

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Boxer Vijender Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.T)..

Shortly after joining the saffron party, Singh said, I have joined the BJP in the interest of the nation and to serve the people..

He joined the party in the presence of BJP leaders Vinod Tawde, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri and Rajiv Babbar at party headquarters in New Delhi..

Singh, who was earlier in Congress, contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from South Delhi but lost to BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri who also won against Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Raghav Chadha..

As per PTI, Singh was being considered to contest the upcoming polls as the Congress party's nominee from Mathura, from where BJP MP and actor Hema Malini is contesting again..

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