Mad scramble for 'Mayawati Zindabad' ringtone

Lucknow, May 12: Change of guard in any state always brings along a slew of changes be it administrative or political but the last thing you expect to change with it is the ringtone of your mobile phone.

As soon as the results of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls poured in last night and the coronation of Chief Minister-In-Waiting Mayawati seemed a certainty, people, and in particular 'disciples' of the BSP supremo, in the city of Nawabs started downloading 'Behen Kumari Mayawati Zindabad (Long live Mayawati!)' on their cellphones.

The people of the city remained busy throughout the night sending messages to each other on mobile phones asking for 'the ringtone of the day' as initially only 'the privileged few' had it. But as the night grew darker, more and more people started claiming having the 'precious ringtone' and took immense pride in flaunting it by making their cellphones blurt it out on one pretext or another.

Even those 'Samajwadi Party supporters', who were seen hoisting the green flags of the party on their vehicles in the day, not only changed their own colours like chameleon or like any true opportunist but also replaced the flags with blue ones, the colour synonymous with the BSP, by the night as the focus of power shifted from 5, Kalidas Marg (UP CM's official residence) to 13, Mall Avenue (official residence of Maywati).

People at the BSP headquarters and even on the roads were seen greeting each other with 'Jai Bhim', the official slogan of the party.

Mayawati was also greeted by ' Jai Bhim' by her supporters when she went to offer her gratitude to her mentor and BSP founder the late Kanshi Ram, Bhim Rao Ambedkar and other Dalit leaders.

UNI