The two wrestlers met former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday in Delhi.
Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia are likely to contest in the upcoming Haryana Assembly Elections on Congress tickets.
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According to reports, their names are likely to be cleared by the Congress Central Election Committee on Wednesday or Thursday.
'An announcement on their candidature is likely soon,” the Congress is reported to have said.
Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat met former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Wednesday.
The party also shared a photograph of Gandhi with Phogat and Punia on its official X account.
The Congress has been quiet about whether Punia and Phogat will be fielded, with AICC General Secretary in-charge Haryana Deepak Babaria stating on Tuesday that clarity will be provided by Thursday.
Phogat and Punia had been part of the wrestlers' protest against BJP leader Bajrang Punia on allegations of sexual harassment.
Phogat announced her retirement from the sport a day after she was disqualified from the 50 kg gold medal bout in the Paris Olympics for being overweight.
Voting for the 90 assembly seats in Haryana will be held on October 5 and counting of votes will be undertaken on October 8.
