If Facebook is an indicator of one’s popularity, BJP veteran LK Advani has miles to go before he catches up with junior party leaders such as Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and Arun Jaitley.
With only 16 supporter-friends, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate doesn’t come across as a convincing mascot for the party.
Contrast this with Modi’s Facebook profile, which has five fan clubs with one titled ‘Narendra Modi as PM’ and the largest membership base of 5,674. Even Jaitley, more an ideologue than a grassroots politician, has more Facebook ‘fans’ than Advani, 99 in a group dedicated to him.
Advani’s profile, createdwith his blog and web site in November 2008, is under the politician category and is managed by the same team that manages his blog and web site.
Advani’s Facebook account hasn’t been updated for more than a month. It shows on the ‘wall’ — a Facebook utility where friends and supporters can post messages — which hasn’t had a single posting.
When it comes to the Congress, again, its most popular representative, Rahul Gandhi, doesn’t have a Facebook account. Compare this with other party young turks such as Sachin Pilot and Deependra Singh Hooda who have 795 and 116 listed Facebook supporters. Both MPs have separate personal Facebook profiles too, which are not accessible to all.
Politicians around the world started taking their online presence seriously after the stupendous success of Barack Obama’s web poll campaign (the US president’s Facebook page has over 5 million members). But it seems the BJP and Congress hotshots have still not taken a leaf out of the Obama story.
Popularity: 25% [?]
{ 12 trackbacks }
{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }
Modiji Rocks !!!
Modi is Icon for all youth for India
kamlesh patel
hi, if you want to win election you must follow or take that in to consideration:
i am happy to leave a feedback here, sir if you want to come out from godhra kand you must also blame SRP and ask their investigation in to them. untill you won’t fight back and blame them they will continue chasing you up.
secondly you must raise the issue of rajiv ghandhi’s boforse kand and why kavyotri left without any charge after 12 years?
third put more weight on the sonia’s nationality or you can say if india need something we have to go italy to get permission.
fourth class rahul as a notankey master who go in the villeage and do funny things for vote.
More the hate campaign for Modi is unleashed by the so called ‘secularist’ ,the more popular Modi becomes.
The more you hate him the more the people of Gujarat love him.
Country will surely love to see him as a PM.
Modi is the best