Wrestler Vinesh Phogat is contesting from the Jhulana constituency in the upcoming Haryana Legislative Assembly elections on October 5, representing the Congress party. She began her campaign last Sunday in her husband Somveer Rathi's hometown, Khera Bhakta, where she was warmly welcomed by local panchayat leaders. As Jhulana is largely populated by the Jat community, to which Phogat belongs, Congress is optimistic about her support base, particularly highlighting her popularity as a wrestler and her potential to promote pro-women initiatives.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have criticized Vinesh Bhogat's joining the Congress party as showing that their struggle against the then president of the Wrestling Federation, Brij Bhushan, was politically motivated. Despite this, there are reports that the BJP leadership fears that the sentiments against Vinesh Phogat may turn against them in the assembly elections as there is a nationwide sympathy for Vinesh Phogat.
In politics, conflicting ideas resonate. Vinesh Bhogat was dragged away by security guards during the protest against Brij Bhushan. Just then voices were raised in her support. The nation cheered and comforted her on when she lost the gold medal in the wrestling arena due to a slight extra weight.
Now she is entering the fray of her own state assembly elections. Everyone's expectation is that Vinesh Bhoga should win not only for the Congress party but also personally.
Let Vinesh Phogat, who missed out on success in the Olympics, make a deep mark in the political field by winning the election!