NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released a new poster on Monday depicting former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal as the villainous character “Mogambo,” from the Bollywood film Mr India.
The BJP’s social media post on X took a swipe at Kejriwal, claiming that the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) stance against the Purvanchal region had been exposed.
The post read, “AAP’s anti-Purvanchal face has been exposed before the whole country! People from UP-Bihar living in Delhi are fake for Arvind Kejriwal. But are Rohingya and Bangladeshi infiltrators his friends?” (AAP ka purvanchal virodhi chehra poore desh ke saamne benkaab ho chuka hai! Dilli mein reh rahe UP-Bihar ke log Arvind Kejriwal ke liye farji. Lekin Rohingya aur Bangladeshi ghuspaithiye inke yaar?)
In a swift response, AAP fired back with a spoof video. The video, posted on X, parodied the BJP’s poster and included a fictional conversation between Kejriwal and Union Minister Amit Shah. The Party in the X post said, “Seeing defeat in front of me in Delhi, BJP is in a fix.” (Dilli mein haar saamne dekh, BJP ke haath-pair phool gaye)
The spoof video featured the following dialogue: Kejriwal: “Lagta hai. Dilli mein phir aaj haar saamne dikh rahi hai.” Amit Shah: “Haar ka to mujhe bhi poora darr hai. Lekin abhi mera focus khaata kholne mein hai.” Amrish Puri: “Dulha kahaan hai, vision ka hai, sirf gaaliyan hain. Dilli mein Kejriwal ne kaam karke dikhaya hai aur tumne sirf gaaliyan di hain. Gaaliyan. Dilli ke chunaav mein kaam ki baat hoti hai. CM face hota hai, CM chehra hota hai. Chunaav CM chehre ka hota hai. Kabhi dekhi hai koi bin dulhe ki baraat. Nahi. Kyunki bin neta ke chunaav nahi ladte.” Amit Shah: “Lekin khata to khul sakta hai.” Amrish Puri: “Are khata bhool ja, 1 bhi seat bhool ja. Ye mahila bhi tujhe kabhi vote nahi dene wali.”
This new poster and video exchange is part of the ongoing “poster-video war” between AAP and BJP. Both parties have been actively posting Bollywood-inspired content, with spoof videos and movie posters taking center stage on their respective social media handles.
Meanwhile BJP shared another poster with a caption, “Arvind Kejriwal is the mastermind behind the Rs 2,026 crore liquor scam. The people of Delhi will settle the accounts on 5 February.”
Additionally Aam Aadmi Party released a [poster criticising BJP’s Kalkaji candidate again Delhi CM Atishi and said, “CM face of abusive party.”
The Delhi Assembly elections will take place on February 5, with the vote counting scheduled for February 8. The last date for filing nominations is January 17, followed by nomination scrutiny on January 18 and the deadline for candidature withdrawal on January 20.