Haryana polls: Vinesh Phogat, Bhupinder Hooda named in first list as Cong retains 29 MLAs
While Hooda will contest from his stronghold Garhi Sampla-Killoi in Rohtak district, Phogat will make her electoral debut from Julana in Jind district.
While Hooda will contest from his stronghold Garhi Sampla-Killoi in Rohtak district, Phogat will make her electoral debut from Julana in Jind district.
The Congress on Friday released its first list of 31 candidates for Haryana assembly elections and fielded former wrestler Vinesh Phogat from Julana.
The latest development came hours after they met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence, and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi a few days ago.
Former wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Friday tendered her resignation from Northern Railways, where she was working as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Sports in level 7.
The meeting has intensified rumours that the Congress may field Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia in the Haryana Assembly elections, scheduled to be held on 5 October.
“In these games, there is no 3rd umpire or a 3rd judgement person (sic). I’m heartbroken at what has happened just like everyone else in the country is right now,”
Phogat is studying MA in Psychology at the university in Jalandhar.
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has appealed against her Olympic disqualification with the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS)
Amid the political slugfest over ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Paris Olympics hours before her gold medal match
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday said that Vinesh Phogat will be welcomed and felicitated like an Olympic medal winner and all respect