The BJP win in Gujarat & Himachal was largely expected, and save a few surprising twists, the results were largely as predicted. We look at the reactions to the win – from BJP supporters, Congress sympathisers and others who just decided to offer their two bits’ worth.
Earlier in the day when counting started, there were a few scares that the BJP experienced. However, later in the day, things seemed hunky dory for the saffron party. By evening they were positively ecstatic!
The visual of the defeated soul crawling into what appears to be a gutter elicited this response: “Seriously? Isn't that Amit Shah on being asked about Mission 150?”
The BJP win in Gujarat & Himachal did have its share of upsets, however. The seat of Unjha, the hometown of PM Narendra Modi was won by Congress. In response, one BJP supporter said that this was no big deal; even Roger Federer loses sometimes!
Congress President Rahul Gandhi tends to be a favourite butt of Twitter jokes; many of the Tweeple were happy to show him the exit door, figuratively speaking, in Gujarat.
This tweet featuring Amitabh Bachchan as KBC host seems to hint at the Election Commission’s allegedly partisan behaviour during the just concluded elections.
This picture has become extremely useful for Tweeple wanting to express themselves. It is used in various situations, including for the #GujaratVerdict.
…Himachal Pradesh was feeling left out. With so much concentrated attention focused on the home state of the Prime Minister, barely any attention was being paid to the election results from the smaller Northern state.
Those who support PM Modi and his party were clearly chuffed; equating the PM with MS Dhoni as well as the mythical Baahubali.
This one refers to Hardik Patel, leader of the Patidar agitation in Gujarat - seen as one of the reasons for the erosion of the BJP support base in Gujarat.
The elections in Gujarat were largely seen as a head to head tussle between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi – where one lost their wicket to the other as depicted here.
The BJP win in Gujarat & Himachal was seen by some as the final nail in the Congress coffin.
This one refers to the largely held view that the BJP pulled out all the stops for this Gujarat elections. As it was witnessed by the massive rallies organised, by all the BJP heavyweights putting their might into campaigning and by a kind of desperation that we witnessed during the final legs of canvassing.
…Some people remembered to give credit to Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani who shot into the limelight following the horrific attacks on Dalits by cow vigilantes in Gujarat and who has been campaigning to give voice to the underprivileged.
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