Assembly polls 2022: From snappy hashtags to peppy tunes, political parties hit virtual campaign trail
FirstpostThe Bharatiya Janata Party unveiled its campaign song for Uttar Pradesh based on the popular Sri Lankan number ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ rendered by Yohani De’Silva. ‘Sabki mann ki yeh bhasha, yahan do-do hain aasha, yahi Modi, Yahi Yogi, upyogi, sahyogi’ goes the BJP campaign song that highlights the riot free five years, improved power supply, and construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya under the Yogi Adityanath government in the state. In Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party hit out at Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who has been announcing election sops since assuming office, by portraying him as ‘ailaan mantri’ in a comic strip. Meanwhile, the Punjab Lok Congress, launched by former chief minister Amarinder Singh, celebrated the allocation of ‘hockey stick and ball’ as party symbol for the elections with a hashtag #bas_hun_goal_krna_baki.