Facebook records 29 million Indians discussing Lok Sabha Elections

Bangalore, May 20: This

of 2014 have made history in several ways. People from across all age groups have actively participated in this election.

This election also had a huge presence on the social media, with people participating on various platforms for discussions and more.

Facebook has been no exception with a huge number of election-related interactions taking place on this platform since the elections were announced, reported media.

BJP has 45.31 lakh fans on Facebook

"...From the day elections were announced to the day polling ended, 29 million people in India made 227 million interactions (posts, comments, shares, and likes) on Facebook. That's two-thirds of all daily active Facebook users in India and an average of 10 interactions per person. In addition, 13 million people made 75 million interactions regarding Narendra Modi," Facebook has said.

Facebook also mentioned that Narendra Modi became the second most-liked politician on Facebook after President Barack Obama. Even Arvind Kejriwal joined the ranks of the top five liked politicians globally.

Analysis of the top three parties showed that the BJP had 45.31 lakh fans, while the Congress has 33.09 lakh and AAP stands at 21.19 lakh

The candidates and political parties saw a large amount of interactions on their Facebook pages and used this platform extensively.

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