As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrated a resounding hat-trick victory in the Haryana assembly elections, they did not miss the opportunity to take a sweet jibe at their political opponent, the Indian National Congress.

In an unexpected move, the BJP’s Haryana unit placed an online order for 1 kilogram of jalebi – a popular Indian dessert – for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, to be delivered to the party’s headquarters in Delhi.

The jalebi, costing approximately Rs 609 including taxes, was ordered from the Bikanervala store in Delhi’s Connaught Place.

The recipient address was listed as 24, Akbar Road, New Delhi, the Congress party headquarters. Interestingly, the recipient’s name was cheekily marked as "Jalebi for Rahul Gandhi."

As if that were not enough, the order was placed on a cash-on-delivery basis, adding another layer of jest to the gesture.

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The selection of jalebi as a symbolic gift was not arbitrary. During a recent campaign stop in Guhana, Haryana, Rahul Gandhi sampled jalebi from a local shop and remarked that the sweet should be produced on an industrial scale, making it available not only throughout India but also to global consumers.

The comment was met with ridicule from the BJP, who pointed out that "jalebi factories do not exist." As a result, jalebi started trending on social media as a topic of political satire.

On the day of the election results, as it became clear that the BJP was set to retain power for a third consecutive term in Haryana, several party leaders seized upon the jalebi reference to troll the Congress.

Celebrations were in full swing, with Rajasthan Chief Minister and BJP leader Bhajanlal Sharma even taking up a ladle to fry some jalebis himself.

The BJP’s sweet gesture of sending jalebi to Rahul Gandhi’s doorstep not only underscored their electoral triumph but also served as a reminder of the political banter exchanged during the campaign.

Source: Agencies