Sonali Phogat, BJP leader and actress, dies of heart attack in Goa
PremiumSonali Phogat was a former TikTok star and had joined the BJP in 2019.
BJP leader from Haryana's Hisar and actress Sonali Phogat passed away in Goa due to a heart attack. She was 43 years old.
The news was confirmed by Goa DGP Jaspal Singh.
BJP state President, Om Prakash Dhankar expressed shock and saidArtist and BJP worker, who was the candidate of 2019 from Adampur region, I am shocked to hear the sad news of the demise of Mrs. Sonali Phogat ji. Talking to Goa BJP President Shri ShetSadanand ji has requested for the cooperation of the family members.
Capt Bhupender, district president of the Hisar BJP told PTI, "Sonali ji was in Goa. I spoke to her assistant and he said that she died of a heart attack".
It was not immediately clear as to when she died.
Sonali Phogat was a former TikTok star and had joined the BJP in 2019. She had unsuccessfully contested the last assembly election from Adampur Assembly constituency against Kuldeep Bishnoi. Bishnoi, who was then in Congress, recently joined the BJP.
(With inputs from PTI)
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