BJP leader and former Tiktok star Sonali Phogat died of a heart attack on Monday night (22 August) in Goa. The 42 year old was said to be visiting Goa with some of her employees when she started complaining about feeling uneasy and having chest pain. She was taken to a hospital soon after.
Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar condoled Phogat's death through her official Twitter handle by sharing a post. Just hours before her death, Sonali had tweeted a photo of her in Goa. She had 8,85,000 followers on Instagram and her profile described her as a "mother, actor and content creator."
Sonali Phogat contested the 2019 Haryana election from Adampur as a BJP candidate. She lost to then Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi, who recently joined the BJP. Mr Bishnoi resigned as an MLA last month and met with Sonali Phogat last week amid speculation that she would be the BJP candidate from Adampur in by-elections.
Sonali Phogat shared a photo of that meeting on social media. Sonali Phogat rose to fame with her TikTok videos and had a huge following on the video-sharing app. She joined the BJP in 2008. She also participated in the 2020 edition of the reality show Bigg Boss. Sonali also has a daugher Yashodhara Phogat while her husband Sanjay Phogat died back in 2016.
