Gautam Gambhir to contest polls from East Delhi

April 22, 2019 21:36

Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to field former cricketer Gautam Gambhir from East Delhi and Meenakshi Lekhi from New Delhi.

The 37-year-old international cricketer joined the BJP on March 22. Gambhir said he was impressed by the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will work for the country's welfare as a member of the party. "I am joining this party influenced by our prime minister, his vision. I have done whatever I could in cricket, and this is a fabulous platform for me to do something really good for this country and take this party forward and make this country a better place to live," he told reporters.

Lekhi will be going up against Congress senior leader and former Union minister Ajay Maken.

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