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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