Popular Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi joins BJP

With a few days left for the 2019 general elections, popular Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday. He was welcomed into the party fold by Union Minister Vijay Goel at the party's Delhi unit office, amidst the presence of other party leaders including Union Minister Harsh Vardhan, singer-turned-politician Hans Raj Hans and Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari.

New Delhi: In a fillip to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), popular Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi on Friday joined the saffron party just ahead of the fourth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.

Mehndi was welcomed into the party fold by Union Minister Vijay Goel at their Delhi unit office.

Others present to mark the occasion was Union Minister Harsh Vardhan, singer-turned-politician Hans Raj Hans and Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari.

Mehndi's joining came just a few days after Hans Raj Hans, another popular Punjabi singer joined the party.

While Hans is contesting from northwest Delhi constituency, Mehndi's candidature has not yet been announced.