India’s former cricket captain Gautam Gambhir is on course to win a seat in capital Delhi. Arvinder Singh Lovely from the main opposition Congress is trailing behind him.

The batsman announced his decision to join the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in March – and has been in the news spotlight since.

With nearly nine million followers on Twitter, Mr Gambhir brings some considerable star power to the BJP.

A regular on social media, he isn’t shy about airing his political opinions either. In fact, his regular tweets on politics and nationalistic issues have set off many rumours in the past over his potential political career.