Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and other BJP leaders celebrate the party’s victory in the Haryana assembly elections on October 8. (Image: @zubinashara/X)
As the BJP scripted a spectacular and surprising victory in Haryana, in a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the party’s state unit said it has ordered a box of ‘jalebi’ to be delivered to his house
The BJP has made its mission to ensure that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi gets a taste of ‘jalebi’, which is now being gleefully distributed across party offices, as his remarks about a local sweet shop during the Gohana rally became viral fodder.
As the BJP scripted a spectacular and surprising victory in Haryana as results came in on Tuesday, in a swipe at Gandhi, the party’s state unit said it has ordered a box of ‘jalebi’ to be delivered to his house. “On behalf of all workers Bharatiya Janata Party Haryana, jalebi has been sent to Rahul Gandhi’s house,” the Haryana BJP wrote on X with a snapshot of an order made via a food aggregator.
भारतीय जनता पार्टी हरियाणा के समस्त कार्यकर्ताओं की तरफ से राहुल गांधी जी के लिए उनके घर पर जलेबी भिजवा दी है pic.twitter.com/Xi8SaM7yBj— Haryana BJP (@BJP4Haryana) October 8, 2024
It all started after Gandhi, giving a speech in Gohana while campaigning for the assembly election, praised a local sweet shop – the legendary Matu Ram ‘halwai’ – for its ‘jalebi’ and said this should be sold across India and even exported. He said if produced in bulk in a “factory”, it could generate more employment opportunities.
Vintage Rahul Gandhi is backRahul Gandhi came up with a new business idea and employment model-“Jalebi ki factory”
Jalebi is eaten fresh from nearby sweet shops but Rahul Gandhi says Jalebi sud be produced in the factory and it can give employment to 50,000 people in every… pic.twitter.com/DnDwK17F6d
— STAR Boy TARUN (@Starboy2079) October 2, 2024
But, his remarks soon became a source of derisive jokes and memes on the internet with many saying ‘jalebi’ is supposed to be eaten fresh and not made in a factory to be sold in bulk.
On Tuesday, however, the ‘jalebi’ dig was not limited to the Haryana BJP; the Gujarat BJP also posted pictures of its leaders, including Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, sharing the popular sweet with each other at a “jalebi party”.
“Rahul Gandhi is helping us achieve our dream of making India Congress-free. So, it’s our duty to fulfill his dream by making jalebi the most popular sweet today. Jalebi Party at Party office!” said state media co-adviser Zubin Ashara.
The saffron party ordered at least 100 kg of jalebi to celebrate its resounding comeback for a record third term in the northern state. National party president JP Nadda also relished the moment, saying: “Yeh jo jalebi ka khwaab leke baithe the unko jalebi bhi naseeb nahin hui (Those who were dreaming of jalebi did not even get to savour it),” he said.
Controversial former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma also posted a picture of herself sharing jalebi with party leaders.
