Man chops off his finger, offers it at temple for BJP's victory in Lok Sabha polls: Report
Hindustan TimesA 30-year-old man, who supports the Bharatiya Janata Party, chopped off his finger and offered it at a temple in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur on the Lok Sabha election result day on June 4. Man chops off his finger, offers it at temple for BJP's victory in Lok Sabha polls: Report The man, identified as Durgesh Pandey, was initially depressed when he saw Congress leading in the initial trends of the Lok Sabha election, a report by India Today said. A few hours later, when he saw that the BJP-led NDA was emerging victorious, he went back to the temple, chopped off his finger on his left hand and offered it to the Goddess, the report said. The BJP, which was seeking a third consecutive term in office and a third straight single-party majority, won 240 seats in the Lok Sabha election, according to the Election Commission of India.