Reports: AAP likely to send Harbhajan Singh to Rajya Sabha in biennial elections from Punjab

Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh is likely to be part of Rajya Sabha soon. It has been reported that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to send him to Rajya Sabha in the biennial elections from Punjab. The party was elected in Punjab with majority in recent elections and Bhagwant Mann also took an oath as the Chief Minister of the State.

He has promised to set up a Sports University in Jalandhar. There is every possibility, according to reports in First Post, that AAP government may give Harbhajan the command of the said university. Five Rajya Sabha seats are set to get vacant next month and the biennial elections will be taking place for those seats. One of those seats may go to the cricketer if the sources are to be believed while the voting will take place if needed on March 31.

Harbhajan Singh had congratulated Bhagwant Mann for winning elections

Meanwhile, Harbhajan Singh was one of the first celebrities to congratulate Bhagwant Mann for winning elections in Punjab. He also called the current Punjab CM his friend while also congratulating AAP.

“Congratulations to @AamAadmiParty and My friend #BhagwantMann on Becoming our New Chief minister .. great to hear that he will be taking oath as the new CM in Bhagat Singh’s village Khatkarkalan…what a picture…this is a proud moment for Mata ji,” his tweet read.

As for his cricketing career, Harbhajan Singh announced retirement from all forms of the game in December 2021. He didn’t play international cricket for a long time but was an active participant in the Indian Premier League (IPL) featuring for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) over the last few years. He also won the trophy with the MS Dhoni-led side while didn’t play much for KKR.

The 41-year-old nowadays is active on Twitter giving his opinions on the cricketing action that is going on around the world and also keeps sharing his views around other cricketing topics as well.