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The talks between two sides have been stuck over number of seats to be contested by AAP, with the party demanding 10 seats and Congress offering 5

Both Punia and Phogat recently joined the Congress and the latter has been given a ticket to contest election from Julana constituency in Haryana

The development comes two days after the wrestlers met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi which fueled the speculation about them entering the poll fray

The Congress has remained tightlipped about whether Punia and Phogat could be field with AICC general secretary in-charge Haryana Deepak Babaria saying on Tuesday that there will be clarity on it by Thursday.

It has been learnt that Punia will be ineligible to participate in any tournaments or trials until his suspension is lifted.

Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik were part of protest by wrestlers against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations against him.

"I am returning my Padmashree award to the Prime Minister. This is just my letter to say. This is my statement," read a post shared by the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist wrestler on X, formerly Twitter.

First, it was Bajrang who sat on a dharna against the WFI chief and then witnessed sit-in protests organised against him in the villages of Haryana when he accepted exemption from the selection trials.

Bajrang had received exemption from appearing for the Asian Games trials last month in New Delhi following his plea that he was not in peak physical shape after a nearly two-month-long protest at Jantar Mantar.

Sports Authority of India wanted Olympic-medallist wrestler Bajrang to attend the trials for the World Championships or provide fitness certificate, if he wants exemption from this week's exercise in Patiala

SAI wants Olympic-medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia to attend the trials for the World championships or provide fitness certificate if he wants exemption

Delhi court on Thursday summoned wrestler Bajrang Punia on September 6 in a criminal defamation complaint

IOA ad-hoc panel then decided to conduct trials but exempted both Punia and Phogat, triggering angry reactions

Delhi High Court Saturday refused to interfere with the exemption granted to top wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia

Panghal, who is a silver medallist from the senior Asian Championship, asked the criteria for exemption through a video.

India's ace wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat will go directly to participate in the upcoming Asian games

New Delhi: Overall 700 people were detained across Delhi, including 109 at Jantar Mantar, while an FIR was registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the wrestlers – Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, and Vinesh Phogat – who had organised the protest in connection with Sunday’s incident, a Delhi Police official said. […]

This comes after the wrestlers planned a ‘Mahila Mahapanchayat’ outside the new Parliament building inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Narco test should be done on both the wrestlers and WFI chief under supervision of Supreme Court and the whole country should get to see it live, said Bajrang Punia

I am ready to undergo narco test, polygraph test, or lie detector test, but my condition is that Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia should also undergo these tests with me, said Brij Bhushan