Haryanvi singer-dancer Sapna Chaudhary joins Congress

Haryanvi singer-dancer Sapna Chaudhary joined the Congress on Saturday. Chaudhary was formally inducted into the party at Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar's residence here, sources said. Speculation is rife that she could be fielded from Mathura to take on Bharatiya Janata Party's Hema Malini. Chaudhary later met Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress general secretary in charge of east Uttar Pradesh.

Sapna Chaudhary was born in 1990 in a middle-class family. His father was a private company employee. In the year 2008, her father died. She was only 18 years old then and in order to handle the responsibilities of his family after the death of his father, she made his hobby "dance" and "singing" his profession. As a dancer, she earned money, name, and fame. She participated in TV reality show ‘Big Boss’ and also working in few films presently. She has a huge fan following in Haryana and Western UP.

(With inputs from agencies.)