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      Hashtag Tracker: #BengalBurning, #PresidentRuleInBengal Trend On Twitter

      As these hashtags trended after the Trinamool Congress' landslide victory in the Bengal polls, we found evidence of coordinated inauthentic behaviour pushing these trends.

      By - Archis Chowdhury |
      Published -  5 May 2021 7:54 PM IST
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      Hashtag Tracker: #BengalBurning, #PresidentRuleInBengal Trend On Twitter

      Following the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress' landslide victory against the Bharatiya Janata Party, after months of high-tension and gruelling campaigning and polling, there have been reports of post-poll violence across the state, allegedly carried out by party workers.

      Several news reports have spoken of TMC workers attacking BJP workers in various parts of the state. But several users on social media are also reviving unrelated and old videos with claims that they represent the current spate of post-poll violence in the state.

      Soon, hashtags like #BengalBurning, #BengalViolence and #PresidentRuleInBengal started trending on Twitter.

      Also Read: Photos Of WB Rape And Murder Victim Falsely Linked To Post Poll Violence

      #BengalBurning & #BengalViolence

      The hashtag #BengalBurning appeared on Twitter on May 2, at 4.48 PM, just around the time the Assembly Election results had nearly confirmed TMC's victory in the polls.

      The first tweet was made by user Amitabh Chaudhary, who quickly changed his handle name to @SaveBJPCadres. The tweet he shared showed a viral video of a building being burned, with the claim that it was a BJP party office being torched by TMC workers.

      #BJP party office torched. Bengal has gone to jihadi dog's. God save the Hindu's of the great land 🙏#WestBengal #BengalBurning #BengalFailedItself #ElectionResults #BengalElections #WestBengalElections pic.twitter.com/i2mBogp5CA

      — Amitabh Chaudhary (@SaveBJPCadres) May 2, 2021

      Soon, more and more accounts started tweeting with the hashtag - by May 5, 7 PM, the hashtag had been tweeted out at least 45,000 times. A majority of these tweets (over 30,000) were posted on May 4 itself.


      This hashtag was frequently accompanied by another viral hashtag #BengalViolence.The first hashtag appeared on May 2, at 5.39 PM, around the same time as #BengalBurning.

      The hashtag was used by user Faizan Ahmed (@mojobyfaizan), who insinuated that the BJP is torching its own offices.

      विपक्ष में होने पर चूड़िया तोड़ने का इस पार्टी का ड्रामा तो पुराना रहा है, अब मोदीजी चूड़िया तो पहनते नही है तो अपने ही दफ्तर में आग लगा दो।#BengalViolence #BengalElection2021 #Bengal

      — FAIZAN AHMED (@mojobyfaizan) May 2, 2021

      Soon the hashtag was picked up on social media by people claiming that BJP workers were being attacked by TMC supporters. By May 5, 7 PM, this hashtag was tweeted out more than 54,000 times.

      Also Read: Doctored Clip Shared As TMC Victory Celebration With Pistols And Swords

      #PresidentRuleInBengal

      As more and more posts started claiming instances of violence by TMC cadres and party workers, the hashtag #PresidentRuleInBengal started picking up along with the two above hashtags.

      The hashtag appeared on May 2 at 1.07 PM, when TMC had taken a comfortable lead against the BJP in the assembly election polls. The tweet was made by user @india2049, who pushed the narrative that West Bengal was being overrun by Rohingya's and Bangladeshis.

      Bengal has been totally captured by Rohingyas and Bangladeshi's , Where are the Hindus there Can't even see,I being a citizen of India urge govt to impose President Rule in Bengal, dont try to make second Kashmir. #PresidentRuleInBengal. @AmitShah @PMOIndia @narendramodi @aajtak

      — India 2049 (@india2049) May 2, 2021

      The hashtag quickly picked up, and was tweeted out more than 24,000 times on May 3. As the hashtag continued to pick up, by May 5, 7 PM, it had been tweeted out nearly 45,000 times.


      We also found evidence of coordinated suspicious activities trying to push the hashtag on the platform.

      A user @haremukai spammed the hashtag over 150 times in response to other tweets carrying posts about alleged violence in Bengal, in a span of 3 hours. Many of the replies by this handle were later removed.

      #PresidentRuleInBengal#PresidentRuleInBengal#PresidentRuleInBengal#PresidentRuleInBengal #PresidentRuleInBengal#PresidentRuleInBengal#PresidentRuleInBengal#PresidentRuleInBengal#PresidentRuleInBengal#PresidentRuleInBengal#PresidentRuleInBengal#PresidentRuleInBengal

      — mukai नमः शिवाय: (@haremukai) May 4, 2021

      User @ke2011_cool also spammed the hashtag on several tweets with the text, "What dharna??? I miss gujrati @narendramodi & @AmitShah. Show some spine Folded hands. I miss their tiger attitude. Accept it you cant save your karyakartas in a state where there are no rules. You have to play the same game. #PresidentRuleInBengal."

      What dharna???
      I miss gujrati @narendramodi
      & @AmitShah. Show some spine 🙏

      I miss their tiger attitude. Accept it you cant save your karyakartas in a state where there are no rules. You have to play the same game.#PresidentRuleInBengal

      — ke_cool (@ke2011_cool) May 3, 2021

      This user posted the same response over 250 times in response to other tweets under 3 hours.

      What dharna???
      I miss gujrati @narendramodi
      & @AmitShah. Show some spine 🙏

      I miss their tiger attitude. Accept it you cant save your karyakartas in a state where there are no rules. You have to play the same game.#PresidentRuleInBengal

      — ke_cool (@ke2011_cool) May 3, 2021

      What dharna???
      I miss gujrati @narendramodi
      & @AmitShah. Show some spine 🙏

      I miss their tiger attitude. Accept it you cant save your karyakartas in a state where there are no rules. You have to play the same game.#PresidentRuleInBengal

      — ke_cool (@ke2011_cool) May 3, 2021

      Another user @Krishkruthi7 spammed the hashtag #PresidentRuleInBengal, along with #BengalBurning, over 240 times in less than 2 hours.

      #PresidentRuleInBengal #BengalBurning https://t.co/dTm717qnN4

      — Krishna Reddy 🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@Krishkruthi7) May 4, 2021

      #PresidentRuleInBengal https://t.co/sAJcUvLrtU

      — Krishna Reddy 🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@Krishkruthi7) May 4, 2021

      #PresidentRuleInBengal #BengalViolence https://t.co/ZMeQtUjCgg

      — Krishna Reddy 🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@Krishkruthi7) May 4, 2021

      With additional inputs from Sujith A.

      Tags

      hashtag trackerAll India Trinamool CongressBharatiya Janata PartyMamata BanerjeeNarendra ModiWest Bengal Vote 2021
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