Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi on Friday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi. Mehndi was welcomed into the party fold by Union Minister Vijay Goel at the party's Delhi unit office.
Also present were union Minister Harsh Vardhan, singer-turned-politician Hans Raj Hans and Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, all Lok Sabha election candidates.
Hans Raj Hans also made his foray into politics recently. Hans is a BJP candidate from North West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency and replaces the sitting MP Udit Raj.
The 57-year-old, who earned fame through singing, has been in politics for over a decade during which he had stints with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Congress before joining the BJP three years back.
Daler Mehndi's daughter is married to Hans Raj Hans’ son.
Source: IANS
