Miss India Delhi 2019 and Campus Princess finalist Mansi Sehgal joins Aam Aadmi Party

Former Miss India Delhi Mansi Sehgal joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the presence of party leader Raghav Chadha, the Delhi-based party said in a statement today.

Ms Sehgal, Miss India Delhi 2019, said that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's "honest governance" inspired her to join the party.

"Inspired by the honest governance of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and hardwork of MLA Raghav Chadha, I chose to join the Aam Aadmi Party, and I feel that through clean politics, we can bring about a substantial change in the world that we live in," Ms Sehgal was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

She also urged youth and women to be an active part of politics and to join the AAP. "I would urge our youth and particularly our women to come and join us, and bring about the change that we all wish to see," she said.

Mansi Sehgal was crowned Miss India Delhi in 2019. Based in Delhi, Mansi completed her schooling from the Delhi Public School in Dwarka. She graduated with a BTech degree from the Netaji Subhas University of Technology. She was also one of the finalist of Campus Princess.

Mansi is also an entrepreneur and currently operates her own start-up. A trained engineer, Mansi is a TedX speaker as well.

On Instagram, Mansi Sehgal has around 10,000 followers. She posts pictures from her photoshoots frequently.

Raghav Chadha inducted Mansi Sehgal into the AAP at Naraina Vihar Club in the presence of several residents.

Sehgal also called on women and the youth of the country to take part in politics. "I would urge our youth and particularly our women to come and join us, and bring about the change that we all wish to see,” Sehgal said at her induction.

According to Sehgal, health and education are the two main pillars for a nation to prosper, and "there has been a tremendous change in these fields in the last few years under the leadership of Kejriwal".