BJP's TikTok Star Sonali Phogat Sees "Amethi" In Haryana Poll Fight

Sonali Phogat, an actor-politician who commands a following of four lakh on TikTok and has been declared the BJP candidate for the Adampur Assembly seat in Haryana's Hisar district, spoke to NDTV today while campaigning ahead of state elections this month. Ms Phogat, who has been given the task of unseating Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi, compared the constituency and the contest to the Amethi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh, which was a Gandhi family stronghold till BJP leader and Union Minister Smriti Irani beat Rahul Gandhi in April-May national polls.