New Delhi: Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal joins Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)  in the presence of Party’s National General Secretary Arun Singh.

Saina Nehwal’s sister Chandranshu also joined BJP

On the professional front, Saina was last seen playing in the Thailand Masters tournament, where her performance remained less than impressive as she was knocked in the very first round.

Watch LIVE: Eminent personality @NSaina joins BJP at BJP HQ, New Delhi. https://t.co/2dLRwIoUR1

— BJP (@BJP4India) January 29, 2020

On January 22 she was knocked out of Thailand Masters after losing to Denmark’s Line Kjaersfeldt 21-13, 17-21, 21-15.

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

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