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'Jalebi' replaces 'ladoo' as BJP HQ decked up after Maha mandate
The Morning Standard
|November 24, 2024
EVEN as the BJP-led alliance failed to wrest power from ruling JMM-led INDIA bloc in Jharkhand, the decisive victory in Maharashtra provided the reason for the saffron party to celebrate this in a big way, but not with traditional 'ladoos', instead with 'jalebis'.
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As the counting began in the morning and the trends started emerging, leaders at the BJP headquarters started preparing for mega celebrations with 'jalebis'. Traditionally, people celebrate by offering 'ladoos', but 'jalebis' took the centre stage. Videos circulating on social media show party workers preparing 'jalebis' at the headquarters in anticipation of Maharashtra win.
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