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BJP vs AAP: Taking the battle to the social media
New Delhi: Armed with state-of-the-art laptops, computers and high-speed internet connections, a team of a dozen young IT professionals supported by hundreds of volunteers on the ground are heading the BJP’s ‘war room’ for the Delhi assembly polls and working round-the-clock to counter their arch rivals – the AAP.
Set up at the Delhi BJP headquarters at 14, Pandit Pant Marg earlier this month, the war room has professionals, some of whom work part-time or have taken a sabbatical from their jobs, to critically analyse posts, comments and tweets on Facebook and Twitter that talk about the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its policies or leaders.
According to Sumeet Bhasin, who heads the BJP’s Information Technology (IT) cell under which the war room has been set up, the party’s top leadership has specifically asked the team to be “aggressive” on the social media.
“War rooms are set up before every election but this time we have intensified our efforts and the results are showing. We were not this active earlier,” Bhasin told IANS adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s liking for technology and social media acted as a major push.
According to him, the number of members of the party’s Facebook page rose from around 11 lakh to over 13 lakh in just four weeks.
In addition, the page has registered their supremacy in terms of engagement and reach in Delhi, much ahead of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
“On an average the BJP posts on Facebook are getting over 10,000 likes while the posts from AAP are liked by around 5,000 people,” he said.
Bhasin credits the achievement to his team of youngsters, who not only analyse Facebook posts and tweets, but also scout for potential volunteers.
“We scan all the comments on the posts that we make. Those who have something thoughtful to add or come with their own ideas to promote the party and its policies are then contacted by our team,” said one of the team members.
At present, the party has over hundred volunteers in Delhi who cover 52 of the 70 assembly seats. The number is likely to rise to around 500 by the time Delhi goes for polls, Bhasin said.
“The job of the volunteers is to spread the party’s message to the masses and help shape their opinions in our favour,” he said though quickly clarified that none of the professionals or volunteers were being paid.
And having conquered Facebook, the team has now their eyes set on Twitter and WhatsApp.
“Facebook is our base and all other mediums like WhatsApp, Twitter, E-mail, SMS etc. are like distribution channels. But having said that, we will start a similar aggressive campaign on Twitter starting next week and few weeks before the polling takes place WhatsApp will also be used to reach out to the people,” said Bhasin.
The party is already using WhatsApp to connect over 15,000 party members through 250 groups in Delhi with the top leadership wherein the members can interact with each other and their leaders.
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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