'Congress should change party symbol from panja to jalebi': BJP's Anil Vij takes swipe over Haryana poll result | India News – Times of India
Bharatiya Janata Party’s MLA Anil Vij took a swipe at Congress leaders on Friday and suggested that they should change its party symbol to “jalebi.”
After Congress lost the Haryana assembly election, Anil Vij said, “Rahul Gandhi’s interest was in jalebi only and not in the election. Congress should replace its symbol from Panja to jalebi. We know their reality and hence we were saying it from day one that the BJP will win.”
Jalebi and Haryana election connection
Jalebi has suddenly become a hot topic during the Haryana election, especially used to troll the Congress party.In the initial phase of counting day, the Congress workers celebrated with bites of jaleblis as they sensed a whiff of victory after 10 years. But as the counting continues, the happiness and jalebi’s sweetness didn’t last long on the face of Congress.
The BJP scripted history by winning 48 seats, while the Congress secured 37 seats, and independent candidates garnered three seats.
The BJP, to make fun of Congress, even sent 1kg of jalebis to the party through Swiggy and kept it cash on delivery.
“On behalf of all the workers of Bhartiya Janta Party Haryana, jalebi has been sent to Rahul Gandhi’s home,” Haryana BJP wrote on X.
How it all started?
It all started way back on October 1, when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held a campaign meeting in Gohana, Sonipat. During his speech, he praised the popular jalebi-maker Matu Ram, claiming he had tasted “the best jalebi” of his life.
Gandhi showed a box from Matu Ram’s sweet shop and suggested that these famous jalebis should be sold nationwide and even exported, proposing that such efforts could create more employment opportunities.
