April 3, 2024: A Boxer-turned-politician Vijender Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024.

Vijender Singh joined the BJP at an event held at the party headquarters in Delhi in the presence of the party's National General Secretary, Vinod Tawde.

While speaking to media, Singh asserted to 'serve people' after joining the BJP. He further said that he would be able to work in a better way for the athletes and sportspersons with the BJP.

The Congress defector contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on the grand old party's ticket against the BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri and the Aam Aadmi Party's Raghav Chadha from the South Delhi constituency.

The boxer-turned-politician had earlier in 2023 come in support of the protesting wrestlers who alleged sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chairman Brij Bhushan Saran Singh. He had also joined the farmers' protest in 2020, while the latter were protesting against the central government's three farm laws.