Punjab Election 2022: Actor Sonu Sood's sister Malvika Sood joins Congress

By Team Newsable | First Published Jan 10, 2022, 6:59 PM IST

Malvika Sood, speaking on occasion, stated that she entered politics to commit herself to serving the people. Sood joined the party in the presence of Sidhu and state Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.

Actor Sonu Sood's sister Malvika Sood will run for the Congress party in the Punjab elections. On February 14, Punjab will vote in a single round. On March 10, the votes will be tallied. The actor, whose performance during the Covid crisis gained him widespread acclaim, has stated his support for his sister. The Congress' Punjab unit chairman, Navjot Singh Sidhu, called the move a "game-changer" ahead of the state elections.

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Further, Sidhu stated that it is uncommon for a party leader and the chief minister to visit someone's home to award honours together, and she deserves it. "In the cricketing world, that is dubbed a game-changer," Sidhu remarked of Malvika Sood's joining the Congress. He stated that she is a young and intelligent lady and that her education as a software engineer will benefit her in the future. The event took place at the Sood house in Punjab's Moga region, where the actor announced last November that his sister would enter politics.

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The Punjab Youth Congress posted a photo of Navjot Sidhu with Sonu Sood with the comment, "Picture of the day- 'Punjab prepares for the future.'

Picture of the day!

Malvika Sood joins in the presence of PPCC chief
And CM pic.twitter.com/ACiBhCbiDS

— Punjab Youth Congress (@IYCPunjab)

Welcoming Malvika Sood Sachar, sister of Social Worker & Actor, , into the party-fold. I am sure Malvika will serve the people with full honesty and integrity and help spread the message of the Congress party at the grass-root level. pic.twitter.com/yqxXV8hHCP

— Charanjit S Channi (@CHARANJITCHANNI)

Sonu Sood stated in November last year that his sister would run for office, but he was tight-lipped about the party she would represent. The Congress won an absolute majority with 77 seats in the 2017 Punjab Assembly elections, deposing the SAD-BJP government after ten years in office. With 20 seats in the 117-member Punjab Legislative Assembly, the Aam Aadmi Party finished second.

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