FACT CHECK: Video Campaign Claiming 'No Vote to BJP' Ahead of Karnataka Polls is FAKE!
Ahead of the Bengal polls in 2021, activists raised slogans during a protest rally against the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). An analysis by the leading daily The Hindu claimed that the “No Vote To BJP” helped the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in a big way to defeat the BJP in the state. For the unversed, elections to the West Bengal assembly were held in eight phases.
Congress' Vijay Thottathil Shared The Video on Twitter
Photo : Twitter
Karnataka Elections 2023: Ahead of Karnataka Assembly Election 2023, a video showing Non-Resident Indians (NRI) campaign against the Bharatiya Janata Party, the incumbent party in Karnataka has been doing rounds on social media. Holding a placard, Indians residing in England, Finland, Germany and parts of the US can be seen campaigning against the saffron party in the 45-second clip.
The video was also shared by several social media users and Congress leaders with the "KarnatakaElections2023" hashtag.
Congress' Vijay Thottathil Shared The Video on Twitter
Photo : Twitter
However, when Times Now conducted a fact check the video turned out to be old and not related to the forthcoming elections in Karnataka scheduled to be held in a single phase on May 10.
'NO VOTE TO BJP' CAMPAIGN IS 2 YEARS OLD
Videos and photos that are going viral are more than two years old. If you look at the placard closely, it becomes visible that the same was written in Bangla.
'No vote for BJP' Campaign (Screengrab from the viral video)
"There is no division in Bengal," the placard read, which hinted that the video might be related to Bengal elections which were held in 2021.
Bengalis across the world saying "No Vote To BJP".#NoVoteToBJP t.co/7vXwu6NOxL
CLAIM: NRIs launch campaign against BJP in Karnataka
FACT: The video is related to Bengal and not Karnataka polls.
What Was 'No Vote to BJP' Campaign?
Ahead of Bengal polls in 2021, activists raised slogans during a protest rally against the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). An analysis by the leading daily The Hindu claimed that the “No Vote To BJP” helped the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in a big way to defeat the BJP in the state. For the unversed, elections to the West Bengal assembly were held in eight phases.
No Vote to BJP during Bengal polls
'No Vote to Mamata'
On the other hand, wearing a white T-shirt with his 'No Vote to Mamata' slogan on it, leader of the opposition in West Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari recently addressed a rally in Paschim Medinipur district, urging the people to vote for any party in the panchayat elections but not the Trinamool.
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Criticising the 'No Vote to BJP' campaign ahead of the 2021 assembly elections, Adhikari coined the 'No Vote to Mamata' slogan, which he used extensively during the Sagardighi by-polls in Murshidabad district. The Congress with the support of the Left Front won the by-election last month in a major setback to the Trinamool.
