Elections may have been fought in polling booths over the years, but pre-election battles these days are fought on social media. Political parties have been known to get their hashtags trending on sites like Twitter in the hopes of getting younger voters to support them.
MCD elections 2017: Both Kejriwal's AAP & Modi's BJP have a big stake in this pivotal election
However, that does not seem to be the case with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, with only Congress formally making a hashtag trend for its benefit. Congress in Delhi is using hashtag '#CongressWinningMCD' to reach out to as many supporters as possible. But keeping in mind that Congress' chances of winning the MCD poll is slim, it is indeed comical to see the effort they are making.
Meanwhile, as several Bharatiya Janata Party supporters are using hashtag '#Jhaaduman' to try and show Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal in poor light, many AAP supporters on Twitter are using the same hashtag to fight back.
#JhaaduMan aam admi ke liye. @AamAadmiParty for MCD pic.twitter.com/C00gMr6jAH
— Saloni (@Saloni_shines) April 22, 2017
Modi will never come to clean your sever, maintain your parks, or help you get building plans
— Rajesh Sharma ?? (@beingAAPian) April 22, 2017
Its councillor's work. We need #Jhaaduman
It was #Mufflerman who rooted out corruption now its #JhaaduMan who will clean Delhi and abolish House Tax.
— Mehul Choradiya (@ChoradiyaMehul) April 22, 2017
Delhi Maange JhaaduMan pic.twitter.com/p2qah7PNXe
When garbage is on roads
— Dr. Safin સફીન (@HasanSafin) April 22, 2017
No toilets in MCDs
No salary to Safai Karmchari #JhaaduMan rises to solve all problems in MCD! pic.twitter.com/KmGlyuBM1S
The BJP in Delhi has not yet put out any hashtag to buckle up in last stance of the poll, which is scheduled for Sunday (April 23). The social media team of AAP has also not shown any effort to use hashtag 'Jhaaduman' to reach out to the residents of Delhi.
