'Welcome to BJP': Saina Nehwal gets rousing reception amid political bow speculation

Badminton fans were in for a shock on Wednesday as reports of ace shuttler Saina Nehwal joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged, leaving the fans ecstatic as yet another athlete would be taking the political plunge if the reports are true. In a massive development, ace Badminton player Saina Nehwal is expected to join the ruling BJP on Wednesday as per sources. This comes amid BJP’s announcement on Tuesday of an important personality joining the party. She has won over 24 international titles, that includes 11 Superseries titles. She achieved the world no. 1 ranking in 2015, becoming the second Indian player after Prakash Padukone to bag this honour. Moreover, she won the Bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics. Her possible induction into the party assumes significance ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls.  

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Ecstatic fans give Saina a thumbs up

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Saina

The movie Sania captures the life of ace Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal and will be directed by Amol Gupte. The movie is scheduled for an early 2020 release. Saina will see the journey of Saina Nehwal and her victories through many national and international titles while playing Badminton. Parineeti Chopra will play the role of Saina Nehwal, Manav Kaul as Pullela Gopichand and Paresh Rawal as Saina Nehwal's father. Producer Bhushan Kumar will be bankrolling the badminton biopic. 

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