Babita Phogat, Mahavir Phogat join BJP

NEW DELHI: International wrestler Babita Phogat and her father Mahavir Phogat, a noted wrestling coach, joined the BJP on Monday.nn

Wrestler Babita Phogat with father Shri Mahavir Singh Phogat join BJP today. Welcome #BJPMembership pic.twitter.com/tCDFa03eh7

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nnThey joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, party’s general secretary in charge of Haryana Anil Jain and its state chief Subhash Badala.nnLauding the father-daughter duo, Rijiju said Babita Phogat has brought laurels to the country by bagging medals at several international events.nnHer father is also an exemplary person for coaching his daughters and making them international level wrestlers.nnThe BJP believes that the induction of Phogats into the party will help it politically in the poll-bound Haryana. Assembly elections are due in the state later this yera.nnThe Phogat household came to be known nationwide following the success of Hindi film Dangal, which is loosely based on the lives of Phogat sisters, all of them wrestlers, and their father who coached them against all odds.nnSource: Press Trust of India