Social Buzz: A voting day bingo, ‘vacant’ tables in Delhi and more

We take a look at what is buzzing on social media on polling day today

By: Express Web Desk
Pune | May 25, 2024 07:47 PM IST

3 min read

Voting day bingo and a vacant table with BJP sign. (X/ AAPDelhi and X/ ECISVEEP)

As the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections were underway in 58 seats across the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were engaged in a mudslinging contest over ‘vacant tables’ of the other party near polling booths in Delhi. Eco-green booths captured attention today and the Election Commission (EC) also gave voters a fun bingo for ‘participating in democracy’.

We take a look at what was buzzing on social media hours on polling day today!

1) TMC target PM Modi’s campaigning in Bengal

As polling in eight seats of West Bengal was completed today during the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The post shared from the official handle of the party on social media site X contained two pictures with one showing a vacant table with PM Modi’s cutout with a caption that said,”Aaro ekbar, Modi bohishkar! (‘Once more, boycott Modi!)”

2) The ‘vacant tables’ in Delhi and warring political parties

As citizens in national capital voted today, the political parties in the arena were busy targeting the opponent on ‘vacant tables’ at polling booths. In the afternoon, AAP Delhi official X handle posted a picture showing vacant tables with BJP logos with the caption ,”Why are all these tables empty? Do you know?”

In retaliation, BJP Delhi posted a picture from their official X handle showingtables with the AAP sign vacant, while the ones with the BJP sign were crowded. The caption read, “The view at 5 pm is a sign that “once again…”

3) Polling booths go green this election season

Eco-friendly polling booths caught attention this election season as the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 was completed. Election Commission of India(ECI) posted visuals from these eco-friendly polling booths from their official X social media handle with the caption ,”Going eco-friendly in elections.”

4) ECI posts ‘voting day bingo’ for voters today:

ECI today came out with a ‘voting day bingo’ for those who ‘participated in democracy’ today as the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 were completed. The caption accompanying the bingo card read, “Let’s celebrate #ChunavKaParv and #GoVote” the Bingo has options inspired by real-life situations like ‘Long Line at the Polling Station’ and ‘Watching election coverage on TV’.

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