JIND: Congress candidate and wrestler Vinesh Phogat won the Julana seat by a margin of close to 6,000 votes, defeating BJP‘s Captain Yogi Bairegi in a closely contested election.Phogat’s victory was marked by fluctuations, as she trailed in some of the 15 rounds of counting. She briefly left the counting centre when she was behind…
‘Satyanaash hi hoga’: Brij Bhushan Singh reacts to Vinesh Phogat’s win in Haryana CHANDIGARH: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Tuesday targetted Congress leader Vinesh Phogat following her victory in the Julana constituency during the Haryana assembly polls and alleged that the former wrestler used his name to secure her win.Speaking…
Aamir Khan‘s video call with wrestler Vinesh Phogat sparked excitement among fans, leading to widespread speculation about a potential sequel to the blockbuster film, ‘Dangal.’ During the call, Khan congratulated Phogat on her impressive performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The heartfelt gesture was captured in a viral photo that featured both Khan and Phogat…
Vinesh Phogat (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Wednesday served a notice to wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat for whereabouts failure and sought an explanation within 14 days. Vinesh had announced her retirement after her disqualification from the Paris Olympics in August, saying she doesn’t have the strength to continue. The 29-year-old, who…
NEW DELHI: Wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday said that the ‘hand’ symbol of Congress would deliver a slap to the BJP government on October 5, the polling day for Haryana assembly elections.Using the Congress party‘s symbol as a metaphor, Phogat said, “You know my party symbol; don’t press the wrong one. This time Congress’ symbol…
JIND: International wrestler Vinesh Phogat has changed her avatar to that of a “rustic bahu” while seeking votes as the Congress candidate from Haryana’s Julana assembly seat. To appeal to the traditional sensibilities of rural voters, the wrestler-turned-politician can be seen seeking votes with her head covered with a ‘chunni’, as is the norm in…
Vinesh Phogat, the former Indian wrestler who came back from the Paris Olympics heartbroken after being disqualified, joined the Congress party soon after her return to make her debut in politics.She has filed her nomination for the upcoming Haryana Legislative Assembly Elections and will be contesting from Julana Constituency in Jind.According to the declaration of…
Vinesh Phogat returned heartbroken from the Paris Olympics after being denied a medal following a failed weigh-in ahead of her gold-medal match. More than a month after that episode, which also forced Vinesh to announce her retirement from wrestling, she joined Congress to launch her career in politics.Vinesh weighed 100gm over her freestyle category of…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday released its second list of 21 candidates for the Haryana assembly elections. The saffron party has fielded Captain Yogesh Bairagi against Congress‘s Vinesh Phogat in Julana and Pradeep Sangwan.Manish Grover will contest from Rohtak, Sanjay Singh from Nuh and Pradeep Sangwan from Baroda for the upcoming polls. BJP had released…
NEW DELHI: Mahavir Singh Phogat, the uncle of Vinesh Phogat and a former wrestling coach, stated that since Vinesh entered politics, his daughter Sangeeta Phogat will now carry on his dream because he has already started preparing her for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.The spouse of Sangeeta, wrestler Bajrang Punia, who won bronze in the…
