Punjab Polls: Wrestler The Great Khali joins Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

New Delhi: Professional wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, popularly known by his ring name ‘The Great Khali’ joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday.

I’m glad to have joined BJP… I feel that PM Modi’s work for the nation makes him the right Prime Minister. So, I thought why not be a part of his governance for the nation’s development. I joined BJP after being influenced by BJP’s national policy,” he said after joining the party.

#WATCH Professional wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, also known as The Great Khali, joins BJP in Delhi pic.twitter.com/BmB7WbpZzx

— ANI (@ANI) February 10, 2022

His inclusion into the BJP comes ahead of Punjab Assembly Polls.

Punjab will go to the polls on February 14 and the counting of votes will take place on March 10.