Did a BJP candidate really end up with a ‘single vote’ in Tamil Nadu rural poll?

D. Karthik, a functionary of the BJP, who secured a “single vote” in the rural local body polls was being trolled on social media since Tuesday afternoon. Hashtags in English and Tamil that referred to the BJP as a “Single vote party” were among the all-India Twitter trends.

Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai appreciated the effort and initiative of a BJP functionary, who contested the Rural Local body polls in the state as an independent candidate and managed to secure “a single vote”. Addressing the media, Annamalai reemphasized that the said candidate(though a BJP member and functionary) contested as an independent candidate and asked for votes using his own name. He also added that the candidate could (in the future) contest on the BJP’s Lotus symbol, provided he continues his hard work and service to the people.

D. Karthik, a functionary of the BJP, who secured a “single vote” in the rural local body polls was being trolled on social media since Tuesday afternoon. While much of the trolling had originated from the ruling DMK, their functionaries and affiliated media, the issue of a BJP candidate having secured only a single vote became viral. There were also hashtags in English and Tamil that referred to the BJP as a “Single vote party”, which were among the all-India Twitter trends.

Adding fuel to this fire, it was also being circulated on social media that Karthik, a BJP Candidate had not even received the votes of his five family members. This was being used to target the BJP, which had won four out of 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu, earlier this year. However, on being contacted, Karthik told Zee Media that this information was “completely false and baseless”.