saina nehwal bjp: Shuttler Saina Nehwal joins BJP

Badminton star Saina Nehwal joined BJP today and is likely to campaign for the party ahead of the February 8 Delhi elections.

Haryana-born Saina Nehwal, 29, is a major acquisition for BJP ahead of the Delhi polls. A former world number 1, Nehwal has been honoured with the country’s top sporting awards like the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award.

The badminton player has won over 24 international titles. In the London Olympics, she won a bronze. She was world number two in 2009 and number one in 2015.

Last year, a number of sportspersons including cricketer Gautam Gambhir and Commonwealth Games medal-winning wrestler Babita Phogat had joined BJP.