Athletes who became politicians
Vinesh Phogat
After retiring from wrestling recently, Vinesh Phogat joined Congress.
Bajrang Punia
Like Vinesh, Bajrang also joined Congress and the two of them met Congress MP Rahul Gandhi
Ravindra Jadeja
Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja joined BJP last week. His wife is a BJP MLA from Jamnagar seat
Vijender Singh
The former boxer had contested 2019 Lok Sabha polls as Congress candidate but switched to BJP earlier this year
Gautam Gambhir
The current India coach had joined BJP in 2019 before the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP MP decided to quit politics earlier this year
PT Usha
PT Usha was elected as a Rajya Sabha MP in 2022 by then President of India Ram Nath Kovind
Dilip Tirkey
Like PT Usha, Dilip Tirkey is also an MP of Rajya Sabha. He contested for BJD in 2024 Lok Sabha elections
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