Modi remains most followed on Twitter, Kejriwal gains 6.3 lakh new followers

Modi remains most followed on Twitter, Kejriwal gains 6.3 lakh new followers

RIP'S Narendra Modi remains the 'most-followed' Indian politician on Twiner by a wide margin of over 15 lakh followers, but it's AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal who has gained (he most with about 6.3 lakh new fol lowers in just over last three months. With Twitter emerging as a major campaign-ground for the first time for Lok Sahha elections, all major parties and leaders are using this platform and other social networks to reach out to the people, especially the young population which is present on these online forums in a big way. According to latest data compiled by Twitter India, the Indian unit of US-based microblogging giant. BJP"s Prime Ministerial candidate has now close to 3.7 million followers the highest for any Indian politician. Modi has a lead of more than 1.5 million over second-ranked Shashi Tharoor, a Congress leader with 2.13 million followers. Kejriwal (1.62 million) comes third, followed by Manmohan Singh (1.17  million)  at  fourth.  BJPs Sushma Swaraj in the fifth spot (1.03 million) and beauty queen-turned-politician Gul Panag at sixth (0.83 million). Twitter data shows.
Subramaniam Swamy of BJP is at seventh (0.49 million). J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is ranked eighth (0.48 million). Ajay Maken of Congress a! ninth (0.27 million! and Kumar Vishwas of AAP at 10th (0.25 million). The top 20 club also includes Smriti Irani. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Derek O'Brien, Varun Gandhi and Meenkashi Lekhi. among others, shows the data as on April 12. 2014.

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