Delhi Wrestling Chief Jai Prakash In Fray For WFI President's Post, Also Applies For Vp And Secretary-General's Post

Delhi state body chief Jai Prakash has filed nomination papers for three posts, including that of president, in the August 12 Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, according to the official list issued by the returning officer on Tuesday. Besides Prakash, the other three in the fray for the top post are UP wrestling body vice-president Sanjay Singh, Jammu and Kashmir senior Senior Superintendent of Police Dushyant Sharma and 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anita Sheoran. Out of the four, Prakash and Singh are from the Brij Bhushan camp.

Sheoran, one of the witnesses in the sexual harassment case against Brij Bhushan, is representing Odisha, though the 38-year-old hails from Haryana and is employed with the state police.

Returning officer and former J&K High Court Judge Mahesh Mittal Kumar on Tuesday announced the official list of candidates for 15 posts.

Prakash has also filed his nomination papers for two other posts as well -- vice-president and secretary-general.

The Brij Bhushan camp had kept Prakash's name a closely-guarded secret on Monday, the last date of filing nominations, portraying only Singh, who is also the WFI joint secretary, as their only candidate for the top post.

It remains to be seen who, if any, decides to pull out on the last date for withdrawal of nominations, which is August 7.

Dushyant had attended the crucial meeting hosted by Brij Bhushan at a five-star hotel here on July 30, where the BJP leader had announced that he had the support of 22 of the 25 state bodies for the WFI elections.

Dushyant has also filed nominations for the post of treasurer. Three candidates are in the fray for the post of secretary-general, of which Chandigarh association general secretary and WFI