New Delhi: Shooter Shreyasi Singh, daughter of former union minister late Digvijay Singh, joins Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in presence of party leader Bhupendra Yadav.
Delhi: Shooter Shreyasi Singh, daughter of former union minister late Digvijay Singh, joins Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in presence of party leader Bhupendra Yadav. pic.twitter.com/UGq4WFL6jR
— ANI (@ANI) October 4, 2020
It is important to note that Shreyasi’s mother, Putul Devi, had also contested and won the 2014 general elections. She had become an MP from Banka district, fighting on the BJP’s ticket, and had represented it till 2019.
In the 2019 general elections, however, the Banka seat went to the Janata Dal (United), due to which a row ensued between the party and Putul Devi. She contested the 2019 general elections an independent candidate against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate, due to which she was expelled from the party for six years.
Shooter Shreyasi Singh joins BJP in presence of Shri @byadavbjp and Shri @ArunSinghbjp. https://t.co/mwA4JKTreY
— BJP (@BJP4India) October 4, 2020
Bihar has 243 Assembly seats and elections will be held in three phases–October 28, November 3, and 7–and the counting of votes will begin on November 10.
The 29-year-old shooter, who competes in the double trap event, is an Arjuna awardee. She has won a gold medal in shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia – Women’s double trap and a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.