Bolo tara rara... BJP adds more star power

New Delhi, April 26

Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi joined the BJP on Friday in the presence of Union minister Vijay Goel. In 2013, Mehndi, who was keen on contesting the Delhi Assembly polls, had joined the Congress. He had also lent his voice to the Congress' campaign song Nahi rukegi meri Dilli.

Mehndi's daughter is married to one of the sons of Hans Raj Hans, the BJP candidate from Northwest Delhi in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. After joining the party, Mehndi said he would campaign for Hans

Last year, a Patiala court sentenced Mehndi to two years in jail in a 15-year-old human-trafficking case. A fine of Rs 1,000 was also imposed on him. The singer, however, was released on furnishing a bail bond