{"id":71697,"date":"2020-07-24T17:37:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T12:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=71697"},"modified":"2020-07-24T21:17:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T15:47:29","slug":"ad-agency-with-bjp-connection-handles-social-media-for-maharashtra-election-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/ad-agency-with-bjp-connection-handles-social-media-for-maharashtra-election-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Ad agency with BJP connection handles social media for Maharashtra Election Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Activist Saket Gokhale posted a tweet thread on July 23 alleging that the Election Commission of India &#8220;hired&#8221; the IT cell of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to manage their social media in Maharashtra ahead of the 2019 assembly elections.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shocking details:<\/p>\n<p>Election Commission of India literally hired the BJP IT Cell for handling their social media in Maharashtra in the run-up to the 2019 State Assembly Elections.<\/p>\n<p>Thread \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaketGokhale\/status\/1286285658068103168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gokhale pointed out that advertiser details on the Facebook page of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/library\/?active_status=all&amp;ad_type=all&amp;country=IN&amp;impression_search_field=has_impressions_lifetime&amp;view_all_page_id=779161808904519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Maharashtra<\/a> carry the address &#8220;202 Pressman House&#8221; in Vile Parle, Mumbai.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71749 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/e40eea95-4a6a-4a98-84da-7d17fd3ec74c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1065\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/e40eea95-4a6a-4a98-84da-7d17fd3ec74c.png 1065w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/e40eea95-4a6a-4a98-84da-7d17fd3ec74c-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/e40eea95-4a6a-4a98-84da-7d17fd3ec74c-1024x489.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/e40eea95-4a6a-4a98-84da-7d17fd3ec74c-768x367.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/e40eea95-4a6a-4a98-84da-7d17fd3ec74c-990x473.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is also the address mentioned by pro-BJP Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/library\/?active_status=all&amp;ad_type=all&amp;country=IN&amp;impression_search_field=has_impressions_lifetime&amp;view_all_page_id=515000585273028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;The Fearless Indian&#8217;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71752 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/bc4dd2c9-1e50-447c-a8e6-d28f2ad11322-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1083\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/bc4dd2c9-1e50-447c-a8e6-d28f2ad11322-2.png 1083w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/bc4dd2c9-1e50-447c-a8e6-d28f2ad11322-2-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/bc4dd2c9-1e50-447c-a8e6-d28f2ad11322-2-1024x486.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/bc4dd2c9-1e50-447c-a8e6-d28f2ad11322-2-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/bc4dd2c9-1e50-447c-a8e6-d28f2ad11322-2-990x470.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1083px) 100vw, 1083px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mumbai-based advertising agencies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signpostindia.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Signpost India<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191229072051\/https:\/\/www.socialcentral.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Central<\/a> use that address as well.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-71697 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/ad-agency-with-bjp-connection-handles-social-media-for-maharashtra-election-commission\/download-70-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/download-70.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/download-70.png 679w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/download-70-300x287.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/ad-agency-with-bjp-connection-handles-social-media-for-maharashtra-election-commission\/2020-07-23-23_11_30-devang-dave-national-it-head-bjym\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/2020-07-23-23_11_30-Devang-Dave-National-IT-Head-BJYM-e1595528023300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/2020-07-23-23_11_30-Devang-Dave-National-IT-Head-BJYM-e1595528023300.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/2020-07-23-23_11_30-Devang-Dave-National-IT-Head-BJYM-e1595528023300-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>But the address is not the sole link between Signpost India, Social Central, and &#8216;The Fearless Indian&#8217;. In this report, we will investigate advertising agencies with close ties to the BJP handling social media for Maharashtra Election Commission. The story begins with Devang Dave.<\/p>\n<h4>Devang Dave&#8217;s links with BJP IT cell<\/h4>\n<p>Devang Dave is the managing director at Social Central and the founder of Facebook pages &#8216;The Fearless Indian&#8217; and &#8216;I Support Narendra Modi.&#8217; He is the social media head of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the BJP. Dave&#8217;s profile picture on Twitter is with Prime Minister Modi.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71740 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/8f17c848-bd3c-4442-9e2f-a82f0b1a08dc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1127\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/8f17c848-bd3c-4442-9e2f-a82f0b1a08dc.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/8f17c848-bd3c-4442-9e2f-a82f0b1a08dc-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/8f17c848-bd3c-4442-9e2f-a82f0b1a08dc-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/8f17c848-bd3c-4442-9e2f-a82f0b1a08dc-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/8f17c848-bd3c-4442-9e2f-a82f0b1a08dc-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/8f17c848-bd3c-4442-9e2f-a82f0b1a08dc-990x666.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1127px) 100vw, 1127px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The address used on CEO Maharashtra&#8217;s advertiser details appears on Devang Dave&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191230071727\/https:\/\/devangdave.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>. It is noteworthy that Dave changed the address on his website after Gokhale&#8217;s tweets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71707 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/2020-07-23-23_11_30-Devang-Dave-National-IT-Head-BJYM-1-e1595529487674.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1769\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/2020-07-23-23_11_30-Devang-Dave-National-IT-Head-BJYM-1-e1595529487674.jpg 1769w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/2020-07-23-23_11_30-Devang-Dave-National-IT-Head-BJYM-1-e1595529487674-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/2020-07-23-23_11_30-Devang-Dave-National-IT-Head-BJYM-1-e1595529487674-1024x366.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/2020-07-23-23_11_30-Devang-Dave-National-IT-Head-BJYM-1-e1595529487674-768x274.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/2020-07-23-23_11_30-Devang-Dave-National-IT-Head-BJYM-1-e1595529487674-1536x549.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/2020-07-23-23_11_30-Devang-Dave-National-IT-Head-BJYM-1-e1595529487674-990x354.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/2020-07-23-23_11_30-Devang-Dave-National-IT-Head-BJYM-1-e1595529487674-1320x472.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1769px) 100vw, 1769px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Election Commission of Maharashtra is a client of Social Central and so is the Ministry of Steel and Maharashtra BJP.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-71697 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/ad-agency-with-bjp-connection-handles-social-media-for-maharashtra-election-commission\/ednnckru0aae_ib\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/EdnNckrU0AAe_IB.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/EdnNckrU0AAe_IB.png 985w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/EdnNckrU0AAe_IB-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/EdnNckrU0AAe_IB-768x420.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/ad-agency-with-bjp-connection-handles-social-media-for-maharashtra-election-commission\/ednnykhueae0ogl\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1028\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/EdnNYkhUEAE0OgL.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/EdnNYkhUEAE0OgL.png 1028w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/EdnNYkhUEAE0OgL-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/EdnNYkhUEAE0OgL-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/EdnNYkhUEAE0OgL-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/EdnNYkhUEAE0OgL-990x541.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1028px) 100vw, 1028px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The company Signpost India also handled social media for Maharashtra Election Commission and Ministry of Steel. This was found through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/harshita-gaur-610a07142\/?originalSubdomain=in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn profile<\/a> of a former intern at Signpost.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71726 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/b9dad1c4-da7d-4520-9477-d491e5eb2d3b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"698\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/b9dad1c4-da7d-4520-9477-d491e5eb2d3b.png 698w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/b9dad1c4-da7d-4520-9477-d491e5eb2d3b-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Devang Dave&#8217;s association with Signpost India<\/h4>\n<p>There are several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/signpostindia\/posts\/2363697787251711\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pictures<\/a> of BJYM IT cell head Devang Dave that place him inside the office of Signpost India.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71746 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/7aa9226a-be80-4aef-8184-879715e0c43e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1915\" height=\"973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/7aa9226a-be80-4aef-8184-879715e0c43e.jpg 1915w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/7aa9226a-be80-4aef-8184-879715e0c43e-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/7aa9226a-be80-4aef-8184-879715e0c43e-1024x520.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/7aa9226a-be80-4aef-8184-879715e0c43e-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/7aa9226a-be80-4aef-8184-879715e0c43e-1536x780.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/7aa9226a-be80-4aef-8184-879715e0c43e-990x503.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/7aa9226a-be80-4aef-8184-879715e0c43e-1320x671.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1915px) 100vw, 1915px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After it was brought to light that a company that handles social media for the BJP is also managing Maharashtra Election Commission&#8217;s online presence, Devang Dave put a statement on Twitter. &#8220;The work assigned by Election Commission to Signpost was after following due process. There is no illegality whatsoever,&#8221; he claimed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We do not earn our bread and butter by doing any kind of &#8220;Dalali&#8221; but by Hardwork<\/p>\n<p>The work assigned by Election Commission to Signpost was after following due process.There is no illegality whatsoever.<\/p>\n<p>Is it also forbidden for political activists to make an honest living? (1\/4)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Devang Dave (@DevangVDave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DevangVDave\/status\/1286578444252241920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While Dave has denied any conflict of interest, the URL &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/isupportnamo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">isupportnamo.org<\/a>&#8216; redirects to the website of Signpost India.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"isupportnamo redirect to singpost\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/441084081?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1242\" height=\"596\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Domain &#8216;isupportnamo.org&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iSupportNamo\/posts\/755712904449798\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">used to be<\/a> the corresponding <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160105112308\/http:\/\/isupportnamo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> of Facebook page &#8216;I Support Narendra Modi&#8217; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iSupportNamo\/?ref=search&amp;__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&amp;eid=ARChNNcEeISv1kYH6nzpd6HRIVVaCPVCDXb5G0udrXTwgcNdOBKatndsCCevAVJuFqGRxrK1rqQOs0Of\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">facebook.com\/isupportnamo<\/a>) which has a massive follower count of 16 million. This page was founded by Devang Dave and as the name suggests, regularly posts content favouring PM Modi and the BJP.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71711 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/827f6bfc-0322-4b5a-b7fa-0c64993c7623.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"712\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/827f6bfc-0322-4b5a-b7fa-0c64993c7623.png 712w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/827f6bfc-0322-4b5a-b7fa-0c64993c7623-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On a <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180908122637\/http:\/\/www.isupportnamo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">web archive link from 2018<\/a>, we found that Devang Dave&#8217;s personal website was hosted on the same server as isupportnamo.org, Signpost India, Social Central, &#8216;Fearless Indian&#8217; and several websites of BJP leaders including Nirmala Sitharaman and Poonam Mahajan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71724 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/83e07e92-e8c0-40fc-90a5-56ff74cbc753.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1009\" height=\"1035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/83e07e92-e8c0-40fc-90a5-56ff74cbc753.png 1009w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/83e07e92-e8c0-40fc-90a5-56ff74cbc753-292x300.png 292w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/83e07e92-e8c0-40fc-90a5-56ff74cbc753-998x1024.png 998w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/83e07e92-e8c0-40fc-90a5-56ff74cbc753-768x788.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/83e07e92-e8c0-40fc-90a5-56ff74cbc753-990x1016.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1009px) 100vw, 1009px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Signpost India&#8217;s clientele<\/h4>\n<p>Signpost&#8217;s past projects reveal a close association with the BJP. Union Minister Rajnath Singh was photographed at Signpost India&#8217;s launch of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/signpostindia\/posts\/2476471979307624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital India project in 2018<\/a>. The company had also uploaded pictures of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/signpostindia\/posts\/2390311104590379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BJP Assam MLA Himanta Biswa<\/a> inaugurating a project in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71744 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/e9aa9820-1b8b-40d9-a3c7-c1cf6bb99f79.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1206\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/e9aa9820-1b8b-40d9-a3c7-c1cf6bb99f79.jpg 1206w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/e9aa9820-1b8b-40d9-a3c7-c1cf6bb99f79-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/e9aa9820-1b8b-40d9-a3c7-c1cf6bb99f79-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/e9aa9820-1b8b-40d9-a3c7-c1cf6bb99f79-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/e9aa9820-1b8b-40d9-a3c7-c1cf6bb99f79-990x537.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1206px) 100vw, 1206px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last year in December, the Ministry of Steel had extended its <a href=\"https:\/\/steel.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/Award.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contract<\/a> with Signpost India of managing social media presence of the ministry and its ministers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71715 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/e480cc9a-71d3-4e61-8054-fdbc5a1f43da.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/e480cc9a-71d3-4e61-8054-fdbc5a1f43da.png 524w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/e480cc9a-71d3-4e61-8054-fdbc5a1f43da-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, ad agencies with deep ties to a member of BJP IT cell have the Election Commission of Maharashtra, an autonomous constitutional body, as one of their clients. Devang Dave has claimed that Singpost India&#8217;s work with CEO Maharashtra is unrelated to his association with the BJP. But the redirection of &#8216;isuppprtnamo.org&#8217; to Singpost India&#8217;s website and the nature of Signpost India&#8217;s clientele shows a conflict of interest.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71767 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/3bf6ef01-c948-4d73-8781-aefb3376b6ba.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"875\" height=\"922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/3bf6ef01-c948-4d73-8781-aefb3376b6ba.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/3bf6ef01-c948-4d73-8781-aefb3376b6ba-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/3bf6ef01-c948-4d73-8781-aefb3376b6ba-972x1024.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/3bf6ef01-c948-4d73-8781-aefb3376b6ba-768x809.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/3bf6ef01-c948-4d73-8781-aefb3376b6ba-990x1043.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/3bf6ef01-c948-4d73-8781-aefb3376b6ba-1320x1391.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Responding on the matter, ECI spokesperson said that the commission has sought a detailed factual report from CEO Maharashtra. Former CM Prithviraj Chavhan <a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/governance\/did-maharashtra-poll-panel-use-bjp-it-cell-to-issue-ads-ec-seeks-report-on-journalist-claim\/467081\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> that he will address a press conference on July 24 on the matter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Regarding tweet of Mr Gokhale <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaketGokhale?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SaketGokhale<\/a>, Commission has sought detailed factual report in this matter from CEO Maharashtra with respect to alleged locale of the incidence immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sheyphali Sharan (@SpokespersonECI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpokespersonECI\/status\/1286302080164966400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activist Saket Gokhale posted a tweet thread on July 23 alleging that the Election Commission of India &#8220;hired&#8221; the IT cell of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to manage their social media in Maharashtra ahead of the 2019 assembly elections. 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