Gautam Gambhir, a member of the 2007 T20 and 2011 ODI World Cup squad requested BJP President JP Nadda on Saturday (Mar 2) to stay away from political duties in order to focus on his cricketing commitments. Gambhir successfully contested the East Delhi seat in the 2019 general elections with a winning margin of 6,95,109 votes having joined the party in March of that year.

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Gautam Gambhir, former India cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament from East Delhi, expressed his desire to relinquish political responsibilities on March 2 (Friday). Making the announcement on his social media handle, Gambhir tagged BJP President JP Nadda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. He formally requested JP Nadda to release him from his political duties.

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Gautam Gambhir won the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the East Delhi seat. After that victory, it seemed that Gambhir was going to play a long innings even on the political pitch. But within five years he became disillusioned with politics.

गौतम गंभीर ने 2019 के लोकसभा चुनाव में पूर्वी दिल्ली सीट से धांसू जीत हासिल की थी. उस जीत के बाद ऐसा लग रहा था कि गंभीर राजनीति की पिच पर भी लंबी पारी खेलने वाले हैं. लेकिन पांच सालों में ही उनका राजनिति से मोहभंग हो गया.

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Former Indian cricketer and East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir has requested to be relieved of political duties to focus on cricket. The parliamentarian from East Delhi also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for giving him an opportunity to serve the people.

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