Krishna Poonia's phone has been trilling incessantly since she was announced as the Congress candidate from Jaipur Rural yesterday. The three-time Olympian and Padma Shri awardee, current MLA from Sadulpur constituency in Rajasthan, is now team Congress.

She competed in the women's discus in 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games and won gold in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. Poonia laughed as she said over the phone, "Do not talk to me about stress. I know pressure cooker situations - sporting and now political first hand because I have handled them."