Tennis player Leander Paes joins BJP ahead of West Bengal polls

Tennis player Leander Paes joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday at the party headquarters in New Delhi, ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections.

After his induction, the BJP’s West Bengal unit said on social media: “From global courts to national commitment, another voice backs the call for poriborton [change] in West Bengal.”

After joining the Hindutva party, Paes said that he viewed the decision as an opportunity to serve the nation and contribute to the development of young people, particularly through sports, PTI reported.