Congress Taunts BJP with 'Bajrang Bali' Chants As Party Crosses Majority Mark

With the Congress crossing the halfway mark in the early trends, the celebration at the Congress camp has kicked off at party offices in New Delhi and Bengaluru.

What has caught the attention is the Congress workers chanting 'Bajrang Bali' and some workers dressing up as Lord Hanuman to mock the BJP.

"Bajrang Bali BJP ke nahi Congress ke sath hain... Bajrang Bali ne BJP par fine lagaya hai (Lord Bajrang Bali is with the Congress. He has levied a fine on the BJP," NDTV quoted one of the workers prancing around in a Hanuman costume.

Uddhav Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi too took a potshot at the BJP by invoking the 'Bajrang Bali' issue. "So as per result trends in Karnataka: Bajrang Bali ki Jai, Bhajpa ki haar hai tay," Priyanka Chaturvedi wrote. "Even Bajrang Bali has given a thumbs down to Modi ji's campaign in Karnataka. Media may show the face of JP Nadda ji or CM Bommai ji as losers but it is PM Modi's loss since he made the entire campaign about himself," she tweeted.

The topic of Hanuman in the Karnataka election took centre stage after Congress announced in its manifesto that it will ban right-wing organisation Bajrang Dal if it comes to power.

"The Congress Party is committed to take firm and decisive action against individuals and organisations spreading hatred amongst communities on grounds of caste or religion. We believe that law and Constitution is sacrosanct and can not be violated by individuals and Organisations like Bajrang Dal, PFI or others promoting enmity or hatred, whether among majority or minority communities. We will take decisive action as per law including imposing a ban on any such organisations," the manifesto read.

Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi had chanted "Bajrang bali ki jai" at the end of his speeches at Mulki and Ankola.