Karnataka Results: Congress Celebrates Win With 'Jai Bajrang Bali' Video — WATCH

The official Twitter handle INC shared a video of Lord Hanumana swiping the BJP and bringing in the Congress in Karnataka.

On the day of the vote counting, supporters of Congress candidate UT Kader celebrate their leader's lead in the Karnataka Assembly elections. (Representational Image) ( Image Source :PTI )

After emerging victorious in the poll-bound southern state of Karnataka, The official Twitter handle of the Indian National Congress (INC) on Saturday (May 13) posted a video featuring Lord Hanumana 'Bajrang Bali', who has already made a lot of roar in the election campaign season, swiping out BJP and bringing in the grand old party in the state. The caption of the post reads: "Jai Bajrang Bali, Tod To Bhrashtachar Ki Nali'. 

जय बजरंगबली... तोड़ दी भ्रष्टाचार की नली 💪 pic.twitter.com/44k9F1yzEZ

— Congress (@INCIndia) May 13, 2023

Congress party celebrated its win in the southern state across the country, visuals of celebrations also came from Jharkhand's Ranchi. 

#WATCH | Congress workers celebrate in Jharkhand's Ranchi as Congress party wins #KarnatakaElection pic.twitter.com/KsCncSueDE

— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2023

Former Congress leader and Uddhav Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi brought up the Bajrang Bali issue, saying that even Bajrang Bali had a "thumbs down" on "Modiji's campaign in Karnataka".

"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," the MP 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.

— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) May 13, 2023

After the counting began at 8 am, Congress emerged victorious with 135 seats. The BJP has 65 seats, Janata Dal (Secular) has 20, Independents, have four, and Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha and Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha each have one.

The Congress promised a ban on Bajrang Dal, the RSS's youth wing, in its election manifesto. This sparked outrage, with the BJP calling it an insult to Lord Hanuman. The Congress charged the BJP with confusing Bajrang Dal with Bajrang Bali.

During his rally, PM Modi urged Karnataka voters to chant 'Bajrang Bali ki jai' before casting their ballots.

With the trends pointing to a Congress victory, Congress leader Kamal Nath stated that Congress will form the government and that the BJP will try to reach an agreement with MLAs from other parties and independent candidates. As the Congress attributes the expected victory to Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra, spokesperson Supriya Shrinate wrote, "Nafrat ke iss bazar mein Mohabbat ki dukar khul rahi hai".