Former international cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Friday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad and is expected to contest in the Lok Sabha polls from one of the seats in Delhi.

Gambhir played a key role in India's triumph in the 2011 World Cup and the 2007 T-20 World Cup. He was recently conferred upon the Padma Shri award.

Gautam Gambhir, BJP, Arun Jaitley: VJ-Umesh Sharma

BJP sources told PTI that Gambhir may be fielded from the New Delhi constituency, currently represented by the party's Meenakshi Lekhi. A final decision is yet to be taken though, they added.

"I am joining this party(BJP) after getting influenced by PM Narendra Modi's vision. I am honoured to get the opportunity to join this platform," said Gambhir.

(With inputs from agencies)

First Published:Mar 22, 2019 12:26 PM IST