Dec 11, 2024 12:40 PM IST Vinesh Phogat missed out on a gold medal after being disqualified at the Paris Olympics. After returning to India, she joined the Congress. Wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat was the most-searched personality on Google in India, according to the search engine’s ‘Year In Search 2024’ report. Wrestler-turned-Congress MLA Vinesh Phogat. Phogat, fellow Olympians Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia spearheaded last year’s agitation by wrestlers against the-then Wrestling Federation of India boss Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). At the Paris Olympics this year, she qualified for the final, but was disqualified ahead of the bout on being found overweight. Her appeal was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. After returning to India, Vinesh joined the Congress ahead of the elections in her native state Haryana. Though the party lost to the ruling BJP, she won the Julana seat. No. 2 was Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who rejoined the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in January. With 12 seats, Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) …