{"id":10783,"date":"2018-03-27T18:54:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T13:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=10783"},"modified":"2018-08-06T14:02:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T08:32:32","slug":"fact-check-was-amit-malviya-the-first-to-tweet-about-karnataka-poll-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-was-amit-malviya-the-first-to-tweet-about-karnataka-poll-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact check: Was Amit Malviya the first to tweet about Karnataka poll dates?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cKarnataka will vote on 12May 2018, counting will be on 18May2018\u201d.\u00a0<\/em>This is the tweet that has landed BJP IT cell incharge Amit Malviya in trouble. Malviya tweeted the dates of the Karnataka assembly election before the Election Commission made the official announcement.<\/p>\n

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Malviya’s tweet came under fire, seen as a violation of the sanctity of the electoral process. He was heavily criticised on social media by a number of users. The opposition expectedly latched on to this development, and leaders of the Congress party took the lead in ridiculing Malviya who has been at the receiving end since he tweeted the date of the elections.<\/p>\n

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Now that the BJP IT cell has announced Karnataka elections, time for a sneak preview of our top secret campaign video!<\/p>\n

Gifted to us by the BJP President, our campaign in Karnataka is off to a fabulous start. He says Yeddyurappa ran the most corrupt Govt ever…<\/p>\n

True. pic.twitter.com\/UYqGDZuKyR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Hahaha. Thanks with this tweet You have confirmed that @malviyamit<\/a> was the first to tweet the election dates, hence Super Election Commission? He tweets at 11.08am and this @TimesNow<\/a> tweet is at 11.14am. EC must investigate. https:\/\/t.co\/Is54QrY1HO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) March 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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#AmitMalviya<\/a> , what are the Lok Sabha election dates ? Bata do, yaar!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) March 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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BJP IT Cell Head @malviyamit<\/a> knew about the Date of Polling of the #KarnatakaElections2018<\/a> even before the ECI had announced it. ECI says “Certain things may have leaked.. legal action would be taken”
\nImportant Question- Did Amit Shah\/Modi Access it or did ECI leak it to them? pic.twitter.com\/oC1qtpIJCH<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rachit Seth (@rachitseth) March 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The sniping was not restricted to social media but spilled on to the streets as well, with Youth Congress workers protesting against Malviya.<\/p>\n

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Indian youth Congress stage protest against BJP’s social media head Amit Malviya over election date row pic.twitter.com\/hDsdtsEdLZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) March 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Prominent news organisations reported how Malviya’s act has brought him under the scrutiny of the Election Commission which will now investigate the leak.<\/p>\n

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Even Before Karnataka Poll Announcement, BJP’s Amit Malviya Tweeted Date https:\/\/t.co\/9Wj83SewoZ<\/a> #NDTVNewsBeeps<\/a> #KarnatakaElections2018<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IWCQP4C1Pi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NDTV (@ndtv) March 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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BJP’s Amit Malviya tweets Karnataka poll dates before announcement, EC says action will be taken https:\/\/t.co\/oKJzoXRTPU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) March 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Apart from Malviya, the information was also tweeted by\u00a0Srivatsa, Karnataka Congress Social Media in-charge at the same time as Malviya. Both later deleted their tweets.<\/p>\n

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Amit Malviya has resorted to mischief on social media on numerous occasions. However, it turns out that in this instance, it was not him but the TV news channel Times Now that first put out the date<\/a> of the Karnataka assembly polls, as reported earlier in the day by Alt News.<\/p>\n