Team India Captain M SDhoni's elder brother Narendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday joined the BJP and pleged to serve the interest of the party and Jharkhand.

"L K Advani is my idol and Ifollow his ideals. I want to serve the party and work for the betterment of thepeople of the state", Narendra Singh Dhoni told newsmen after joining the BJP. Replying to a question on who inspired him to join the saffron party,Narendra Singh Dhoni said when he saw thousands of deprived people around himhe felt like helping them out.

"And with Atal Behari Vajpayeeand L K Advani in its ranks, I find the BJP to be the perfect platform from where I can work for the people", he said. "I am also impressed with Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi's work in his state," the 38-year-old Dhoni said.

He evaded another query when asked whether his famous brother would follow suit saying this was a query the media should ask the cricketer.

On whether he would contest the assembly elections in Jharkhandwhich is under President's Rule now, he said "I have not thought of it.Right now I have joined and my first priority is to serve the party in whatevercapacity. From here I will straight away go for campaigning for our party'sRanchi candidate Ram Tahal Chaudhary".