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Vinesh Phogat to Ravindra Jadeja:
Top sportspersons who joined politics in 2024
By: Moneycontrol - Sports Desk
Date: September 7, 2024
Celebrated sports personalities switching to poltics in not new in India
In 2024 itself we saw a host of our decorated sportsperson enter the political ring
Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia joined Congress earlier this week
Vinesh will contest Haryana Assembly elections from Julana constituency
Bajrang Punia was appointed working president of the All India Kisan Congress
Sakshi Malik, is not associated with any political party yet
The Olympic bronze medalist, however, confirmed she also received offers
Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja has joined BJP
Ex-India cricketer Yusuf Pathan had joined TMC ahead of Lok Sabha polls
He defeated veteran Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury by a margin of 85,022 votes
Yusuf took an oath as Member of Parliament in the 18th Lok Sabha session
Devendra Jhajharia, a three-time Paralympic medalist, contested in 2024 Lok Sabha elections
He got a BJP ticket from his hometown Churu in Rajasthan