NEW DELHI: Professional wrestler
Dilip Singh Rana
, popularly known as 'The Great Khali', joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi on Thursday.
"I'm glad to have joined BJP. I feel that Prime Minister Narendra 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," said Rana.
He further added that he joined BJP after being influenced by the BJP's national policy.
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.
(With inputs from ANI)
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