Mumbai: Going by opinion polls, the Bhartiya Janata Party seem to be ruling the roost. However, the Opposition party may find themselves banned from Twitter very soon. The ongoing elections have not only seen them campaigning rigourously on social media, but also spamming away in the process, according to Vox.
The ongoing elections, which is being held in nine phases, sees Narendra Modi as a strong favourite to win this time. However, the task of getting votes by resorting to Twitter may cost them dearly. The BJP has been spamming everyone on Twitter. So if your tweet contains BJP, Narendra Modi, or NaMo, you are most likely to get an autotweet with response: 5 phases still to go. No need to be complacent. Make sure you vote. #ModiNeedsEveryVote, accompanied with a video.
@Fundoo_Jugad 5 phases still to go. No need to be complacent. Make sure you vote. #ModiNeedsEveryVote https://t.co/D2wqF22qTq
— BJP (@BJP4India) April 16, 2014
Between 2:30 and 6:30 pm EST on April 16th, @BJP4India appears to have sent out about 7,000 tweets of the same message — and that was between 12:30 and 4:30 am, according to Vox. Even, folks from countries across the world have not been spared.
Here are some reactions to the autotweet:
Blocked and reported @BJP4India for spam. Leave us Beef eaters in peace please.
— DeeSee (@DeeSeelicious) April 16, 2014 — Jugad (@Fundoo_Jugad) April 16, 2014Reporting @BJP4India for spam. RT if you too
— Javed Khan (@IM_JavedKhan) April 16, 2014What trolls & abusers couldn't achieve, @BJP4India has - am afraid of tweeting on Modi/ BJP! #spam (expecting another one for this tweet)
— Semu Bhatt (@semubhatt) April 16, 2014@kashikirai Nothing is real in BJP all spam@PatelSaral007 @narendramodi
— Dinesh (@DineshSirsiwal) April 16, 2014'Passionate about film and music?' Judging by today's spam it seems the British Journal of Photography @1854 are http://t.co/pFEWqOTPui
— Dillon Bryden (@dillonbryden) March 15, 2013
