<p>Former Army chief Gen Joginder Jaswant Singh on Tuesday joined the BJP here in the presence of the party leadership, including Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.</p>.<p>Shekhawat and Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma welcomed Singh into the party fold. General JJ Singh is the second Army chief after Gen VK Singh who has joined the BJP.</p>.<p>The former army chief had left the Shiromani Akali Dal in 2018.</p>.<p>General JJ Singh had joined the SAD in 2017 and had unsuccessfully contested against the then Congress leader Amarinder Singh from Patiala during the Assembly elections that year.</p>.<p>JJ Singh, who had also served as the governor of Arunachal Pradesh, was the first Sikh to be appointed as the Army chief in 2005.</p>.<p>Voting for Punjab's 117 Assembly seats is scheduled for February 20 and the counting will take place on March 10.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Former Army chief Gen Joginder Jaswant Singh on Tuesday joined the BJP here in the presence of the party leadership, including Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.</p>.<p>Shekhawat and Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma welcomed Singh into the party fold. General JJ Singh is the second Army chief after Gen VK Singh who has joined the BJP.</p>.<p>The former army chief had left the Shiromani Akali Dal in 2018.</p>.<p>General JJ Singh had joined the SAD in 2017 and had unsuccessfully contested against the then Congress leader Amarinder Singh from Patiala during the Assembly elections that year.</p>.<p>JJ Singh, who had also served as the governor of Arunachal Pradesh, was the first Sikh to be appointed as the Army chief in 2005.</p>.<p>Voting for Punjab's 117 Assembly seats is scheduled for February 20 and the counting will take place on March 10.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>