Bigg Boss 18: Who is Tajinder Pal Bagga? All about the controversial BJP leader in Salman Khan’s show

Bigg Boss 18, Salman Khan's show, is back! Amid a lot of anticipation, all of the new contestants were introduced to the public during the show's recent premiere. As the show started, each competitor made their introductions on stage. As the contestants kept coming up, viewers began to react, expressing surprise at seeing particular people on the show. Everyone was shocked to see BJP leader Tajinder Pal Bagga on the show. For those who don’t know who he is and what he does then scroll down to know all about him.?

Who is Tajinder Pal Bagga?

Bagga was presented by the show's host, Salman Khan, as the fifth contender. Bagga, who ran in the 2020 Delhi Assembly election, is well known for his controversial and outspoken political stance. Tajinder disclosed that he joined the RSS at the age of four and was in jail for the first time at the age of fourteen.

Tajinder, who was born in New Delhi in 1985, has grown to be a significant member of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the Delhi BJP, where he often adopts strong positions on matters of national importance. Additionally, Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena is an organisation he co-founded with the objective of opposing what its members perceive to be 'anti-national forces'.?

Bagga formally joined the BJP in 2017 and advanced fast through the youth wing's ranks.?

Tajinder Pal Bagga’s controversies

• Bagga made news across the country in 2011 when he slapped activist and lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who had advocated support for referendum on Kashmir.
• In 2020, Tajinder criticized Deepika Padukone for visiting JNU on his Twitter account, X. He criticized her for supporting the JNU students in the wake of the historic 2020 attack.?
• He was momentarily detained by Punjab Police in 2022 on suspicion of inciting others and making provocative social media remarks.?

During the episode, Tajinder also disclosed that he is 39 years old and single when asked about his dating status by spiritual guide Anirrudh Acharya.?

Bigg Boss 18 contestants

In Bigg Boss 18, alongside Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, the other contestants joining the controversial reality show include Vivian Dsena, Eisha Singh, Rajat Dalal, Shilpa Shirodkar, Karan Veer Mehra, Chahat Pandey, Alice Kaushik, Arfeen Khan with his wife Sara Arfeen Khan, Chum Darang, Nyra Banerjee, Muskan Bamne, Shehzada Dhami, Advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte, Avinash Mishra and Hema Sharma (popularly known as Viral Aunty).

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