Ex Cricketer Dinesh Mongia Joins BJP, Ahead Of Punjab Election

Former cricketer Dinesh Mongia, who played limited over internationals for India, is a resident of Punjab

Former cricketer Dinesh Mongia joined the BJP today at a ceremony in the party's Delhi office. Mr Mongia, 44, took a primary membership of the ruling party at the centre to start his political innings, likely from Punjab where assembly elections will be held in a few months.

The former cricketer who played limited over internationals for India is a resident of Punjab.

Three Punjab MLAs - Fateh Jung Bajwa, Balwinder Singh Laddi and Rana Gurmeet Sodhi - have also joined the BJP.

In the 2017 Punjab assembly election, the Congress won an absolute majority by taking 77 seats and ousted the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP government after 10 years.