MP elections: Congress to issue tickets to candidates with strong social media presence
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The Congress and the BJP have been claiming that by the use of social media they would make efforts on clearing misunderstandings and false propaganda of their rival party.
Ahead of the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, the Congress and the BJP areset to woo the voters through the use of social media.
The parties have been claiming that by the use of social media they would make efforts on clearing misunderstandings and false propaganda of their rival party.
The Congress has also issued an order to its party members to maintain a strong hold over the social media in order to get the ticket for the election.
Congress said that its party members shouldhave at least 15,000 likes on Facebook, 5000 followers on Twitter and be part of several WhatsApp group to fulfil the criteria for getting the party ticket.
The party has also asked the leaders to retweet and like all posts of Madhya Pradesh Congress and to share the posts from the official page on their pages.
The Congress has asked its party members to submit the details of their social media handles to the party by September 15.
According to a media report, 4,000 Congress'"Rajiv ke Sipahi" were competing against 65,000 "cyber warriors" of the BJP in the cyberspace.