Former WWE star The Great Khali joins BJP

New Delhi, Feb 10: Former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star Dalip Singh Rana, popularly known by his ring name ''The Great Khali'' joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday, in a big boost ahead of the crucial state polls.

"I'm glad to have joined BJP... I feel that PM Modi's work for the nation makes him the right Prime Minister. So, I thought why not be a part of his governance for the nation's development. I joined BJP after being influenced by BJP's national policy," said Wrestler The Great Khali.

The decision holds significance in view of Punjab's assembly elections. Although Khali hails from Dhiraina in Himachal Pradesh, he currently lives in Punjab and has a considerable influence on people.

A former Punjab Police official, he joined the party at its headquarters in the presence of Union minister Jitendra Singh and its general secretary Arun Singh.

Incidentally, Khali had lent his support to the year-long farmers' agitation against the three farm reform laws, now repealed. Jitendra Singh said Khali is a man of nationalist ideology whose heart remained in India wherever he lived.

Khali said India has got a good prime minister in Modi and that he joined the BJP as he wanted to be part of the exercise for the country's development.