Former captain of India national kabaddi team Deepak Niwas Hooda and his wife, boxer Saweety Boora, have joined BJP in Haryana. Former minister Krishan Murti Hooda, who recently left Congress, also joined BJP along with former state Deputy Speaker Azad Mohammad. Saweety Boora, who won gold at 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, had participated in Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra.