Assam BJP Social Media Member Arrested For Allegedly Provocative Posts
India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday June 14, 2019
Assam police arrested a member of the ruling BJP's social media team on Thursday for allegedly making communal remarks and insulting Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal through posts on private social media handles. At least three others were picked up for questioning from across the state on similar allegations.
2019 Battle Will Be Online Too: Inside Social Media, WhatsApp War-Rooms
India News | Reuters | Thursday December 20, 2018
When India votes in the general election next year, it will be the world's largest democratic exercise, and the biggest ever test of the role of social media in an election.
Use Social Media To Expose Opposition: Yogi Adityanath To BJP Youth Wing
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 22, 2018
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday asked the BJYM members to use social media as a "weapon" to "expose" the opposition and popularise central and state governments' welfare schemes among people.
BJP's Plan For 2019 - A Social Media Coordinator For Each Booth
India News | Written by Sunetra Choudhury | Tuesday August 14, 2018
When the Uttar Pradesh unit of the BJP met this weekend, there was one session which had a lot of outsiders turn up. Held in Meerut and attended by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Home Minister Rajnath Singh among others, the social media session was the special draw for which BJP President Amit Shah turned up.
Amit Shah Asks 'BJP Cyber Warriors' To Ensure Party Win In 2019 Elections
India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 5, 2018
Terming the party's social media volunteers "cyber warriors", BJP chief Amit Shah on Wednesday asked them to spread like fire from Jammu and Kashmir to Kanyakumari to ensure the party's victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Amit Shah Reportedly Slams Assam BJP For Neglecting Social Media
India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday June 26, 2018
BJP President Amit Shah has slammed the party's social media team in Assam for not being aggressive ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, a party leader said on Monday.
At BJP Social Media Workshop, Amit Shah Has Advice Against Fake Content
India News | Thursday June 21, 2018
BJP president Amit Shah today met with the party's social media workers in Delhi and asked them to avoid committing the "mistake" of posting fake content online to avoid losing credibility, people familiar with the matter said
Taking Mom For Check-Up, Tweets Rahul Gandhi, With A Dig. BJP Responds
India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday May 28, 2018
Sonia Gandhi is travelling abroad for a medical check-up and her son and Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who flew out with her on Sunday night, put out a tweet that had a message for - as described by him - "friends in the BJP social media troll army".
Exclusive: The 'Silver Touch' Behind BJP's Online Dominance?
India News | Sreenivasan Jain and Manas Pratap Singh (with inputs from Rohit Bhan) | Monday October 23, 2017
While the BJP (and its famed IT cell) have always strenuously denied the suggestion that its social media dominance is powered by paid supporters, increasingly, evidence is mounting of a party - and government - taking recourse to cut-and-paste tweets and manufactured trends to firefight crises and counter its critics.
Stay Alert, Active On Social Media: BJP Chief Amit Shah's Advice To Party In Gujarat
India News | Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Friday March 10, 2017
BJP president Amit Shah, in a bid to spread the good work of the Gujarat government, yesterday advised party leaders and workers to remain active on social media.
US-Returned, 30, BJP Strategist. Just Don't Compare Him To Prashant Kishor
India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Written by Suparna Singh | Friday May 20, 2016
For a 30-year-old, Rajat Sethi has a sumptuous resume: degrees from IIT, MIT and Harvard , a vital if behind-the-scenes role in the BJP's last general election campaign, and, as of yesterday, a top spot in the roll of credits for the landmark win in Assam.
Blog: BJP Learns Few Lessons From Trolling
Blog | Mohd Asim | Wednesday December 9, 2015
A campaign can be run on propaganda, but governing is a different ball game. And that's a real, hard fact.
Online spoofs: Parties battle it out in virtual world
Elections News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 16, 2014
"Kattar soch nahi yuva josh" is replaced by "Koi Soch Nahi, Khali Pili ka Josh" in an online spoof of a Congress advertisement, one of the many parodies flooding the digital space as political parties mock each other in a no-holds barred slugfest.
New politician on Twitter: Lalu Prasad
India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 15, 2014
Recognising the importance of social media used successfully by political leaders like Narendra Modi and others, RJD president Lalu Prasad has opened an account on Twitter.
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot accused of buying Facebook 'Likes' from Istanbul
India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 10, 2013
More over, Narendra Modi and Shashi Tharoor. The latest political leader to compete for popularity on the social media seems to be former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot. But his rivals claim he's faking it - can the majority of his followers be from Istanbul?
Assam BJP Social Media Member Arrested For Allegedly Provocative Posts
India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday June 14, 2019
Assam police arrested a member of the ruling BJP's social media team on Thursday for allegedly making communal remarks and insulting Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal through posts on private social media handles. At least three others were picked up for questioning from across the state on similar allegations.
2019 Battle Will Be Online Too: Inside Social Media, WhatsApp War-Rooms
India News | Reuters | Thursday December 20, 2018
When India votes in the general election next year, it will be the world's largest democratic exercise, and the biggest ever test of the role of social media in an election.
Use Social Media To Expose Opposition: Yogi Adityanath To BJP Youth Wing
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 22, 2018
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday asked the BJYM members to use social media as a "weapon" to "expose" the opposition and popularise central and state governments' welfare schemes among people.
BJP's Plan For 2019 - A Social Media Coordinator For Each Booth
India News | Written by Sunetra Choudhury | Tuesday August 14, 2018
When the Uttar Pradesh unit of the BJP met this weekend, there was one session which had a lot of outsiders turn up. Held in Meerut and attended by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Home Minister Rajnath Singh among others, the social media session was the special draw for which BJP President Amit Shah turned up.
Amit Shah Asks 'BJP Cyber Warriors' To Ensure Party Win In 2019 Elections
India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 5, 2018
Terming the party's social media volunteers "cyber warriors", BJP chief Amit Shah on Wednesday asked them to spread like fire from Jammu and Kashmir to Kanyakumari to ensure the party's victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Amit Shah Reportedly Slams Assam BJP For Neglecting Social Media
India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday June 26, 2018
BJP President Amit Shah has slammed the party's social media team in Assam for not being aggressive ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, a party leader said on Monday.
At BJP Social Media Workshop, Amit Shah Has Advice Against Fake Content
India News | Thursday June 21, 2018
BJP president Amit Shah today met with the party's social media workers in Delhi and asked them to avoid committing the "mistake" of posting fake content online to avoid losing credibility, people familiar with the matter said
Taking Mom For Check-Up, Tweets Rahul Gandhi, With A Dig. BJP Responds
India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday May 28, 2018
Sonia Gandhi is travelling abroad for a medical check-up and her son and Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who flew out with her on Sunday night, put out a tweet that had a message for - as described by him - "friends in the BJP social media troll army".
Exclusive: The 'Silver Touch' Behind BJP's Online Dominance?
India News | Sreenivasan Jain and Manas Pratap Singh (with inputs from Rohit Bhan) | Monday October 23, 2017
While the BJP (and its famed IT cell) have always strenuously denied the suggestion that its social media dominance is powered by paid supporters, increasingly, evidence is mounting of a party - and government - taking recourse to cut-and-paste tweets and manufactured trends to firefight crises and counter its critics.
Stay Alert, Active On Social Media: BJP Chief Amit Shah's Advice To Party In Gujarat
India News | Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Friday March 10, 2017
BJP president Amit Shah, in a bid to spread the good work of the Gujarat government, yesterday advised party leaders and workers to remain active on social media.
US-Returned, 30, BJP Strategist. Just Don't Compare Him To Prashant Kishor
India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Written by Suparna Singh | Friday May 20, 2016
For a 30-year-old, Rajat Sethi has a sumptuous resume: degrees from IIT, MIT and Harvard , a vital if behind-the-scenes role in the BJP's last general election campaign, and, as of yesterday, a top spot in the roll of credits for the landmark win in Assam.
Blog: BJP Learns Few Lessons From Trolling
Blog | Mohd Asim | Wednesday December 9, 2015
A campaign can be run on propaganda, but governing is a different ball game. And that's a real, hard fact.
Online spoofs: Parties battle it out in virtual world
Elections News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 16, 2014
"Kattar soch nahi yuva josh" is replaced by "Koi Soch Nahi, Khali Pili ka Josh" in an online spoof of a Congress advertisement, one of the many parodies flooding the digital space as political parties mock each other in a no-holds barred slugfest.
New politician on Twitter: Lalu Prasad
India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 15, 2014
Recognising the importance of social media used successfully by political leaders like Narendra Modi and others, RJD president Lalu Prasad has opened an account on Twitter.
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot accused of buying Facebook 'Likes' from Istanbul
India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 10, 2013
More over, Narendra Modi and Shashi Tharoor. The latest political leader to compete for popularity on the social media seems to be former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot. But his rivals claim he's faking it - can the majority of his followers be from Istanbul?
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