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Cong ropes in Phogat & Punia to woo Jat votes

By IndianMandarins- 06 Sep 2024
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New Delhi (06.09.2024): In its outreach plan to garner Jat votes in the forthcoming Haryana Assembly elections, the Congress is bringing wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia to the party fold. It is likely that they will be fielded from the party in the forthcoming Haryana Assembly elections. The Congress is trying to give a message in Haryana that BJP is against the interest of Jat community who are mostly identified with farming community and known for serving in the uniformed forces. But this may prove to be a double-edged sword driving other communities in the state towards the BJP. 
Sniffing the ensuing trouble, Rahul Gandhi unilaterally decided to forge an alliance with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). But the Congress seems to be focusing every other thing except cornering the BJP on anti-incumbency. They fail to understand that Geeta Phogat lost last Assembly election as Jat sentiment did not work for her. The two wrestlers will formally join the Congress today and will meet Congress president Malikarjun Kharge before joining the party who had met LoP in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi a few days ago. They will reach residence of Congress President Malikarjun Kharge and join the party. 

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