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Leander Paes joins BJP at the party's national headquarters. Photo: BJP Media Unit
Tennis icon Leander Paes joins BJP ahead of Bengal polls
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New Delhi/IBNS: Indian tennis icon Leander Paes joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.
Paes, who had joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in 2021, formally switched sides at the party headquarters in the national capital.
He was inducted into the BJP in the presence of Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Sukanta Majumdar.
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