SCROLL.IN, 10 February 2015
By Sahil Bhalla
No one quite covers election results the way Twitter does.
The sheer scale of the AAP victory in Delhi, not just in terms of seats but also the vote share, has left most political analysts stunned. It’s a complete turnaround from the Lok Sabha elections back in May last year when BJP won all seven seats. Once it became clear that the AAP was heading for a result bettering even the most optimistic of exit poll projections, the barbs on Twitter came thick and fast. It was inevitable that the Prime Minister’s derisive reference to opinion polls would be pilloried, and it was:
Yes Mr Modi. Bazaaru media coverage clearly overestimated BJP strength in Delhi.
— Mihir Sharma (@mihirssharma) 10. Februar 2015
Once the Congress’s chief ministerial candidate Ajay Maken resigned, as did Delhi Congress President Arvinder Singh Lovely, the reminders to the Congress could not have been any less direct:
@ajaymaken throws himself under the bus to save Rahul Gandhi. Of course, its too much to expect a responsible resignation from the Rajkumar.
— Ajai Shukla (@ajaishukla) 10. Februar 2015
Yes, Ajay Maken’s resignation from the All India Congress Committee is the one Congress needs. Not Rahul’s. Nope. Not at all. Nooo.
— Mihir Sharma (@mihirssharma) 10. Februar 2015
Rahul Gandhi to resign today. To his fate.
— SUHEL SETH (@suhelseth) 10. Februar 2015
Meanwhile, the Mufflerman ruled:
One more time…#obamapose RT @rsaraf007: Sunita Kejriwal and @ArvindKejriwal first pics after winning pic.twitter.com/pNPTtwJCgF
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) 10. Februar 2015
The „Obamapose“ was widely appreciated, as AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal stepped forward to introduce his wife, something the PM has not done:
Love how Kejriwal introduced his wife with so much pride and respect. It is such a dig to a PM that refuses to accept his. — Joanna Lobo (@djoiiii) 10. Februar 2015
And then, of course, there was Kiran Bedi:
We deserve one last Kiran Bedi press conference for sitting through that shitfest of an election.
— Overrated Outcast (@over_rated) 10. Februar 2015
She obliged with a press conference in which she insisted more than once that she had not lost:
I lose only when I do not give my 100% to d cause. I gave it all. My party & we will reflect on the causes of defeat! Best wishes for Delhi — Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) 10. Februar 2015
If the jokes were cruel, it was only inevitable:
Ravish Kumar: „Ma’am ab toh aapke paas time hoga?“ Kiran Bedi: „Nahi main jaldi me hoon bohot kaam karne…*pauses for a sec*…accha bolo? — Akshar (@AksharPathak) 10. Februar 2015
Read more at: #DelhiDecides: Twitter celebrates the election that AAP won but Kiran Bedi ‚did not lose‘