Ending days of speculation, wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the Congress on Friday ahead of the Haryana Assembly polls.

Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence on Friday, following which they joined the Congress at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in the presence of party leaders KC Venugopal, Deepak Babaria, Pawan Khera, and Haryana Congress chief Uday Bhan, news agency PTI reported.