Why #Bihar is trending in Pakistan

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08 Nov 2015, 7:19 am

New Delhi: Even as the Bihar assembly poll results trickled in on Sunday, the hashtag #Bihar began trending in Pakistan with Twitterati there closely following the latest updates. Such interest in a local Indian election was unprecedented. So what aroused their curiosity in this regard?

A few days ago BJP President Amit Shah had made a controversial remark saying that if his party lost Bihar polls Pakistan would celebrate by bursting crackers. Shah was thereafter accused of attempting to polarize Bihar along religious lines.

Here's a look at some of the interesting tweets by Pakistanis on Sunday:

Why #Pakistan is celebrating victory of #MGB in #Bihar? https://t.co/6PoiSRmdzi
— Yashasvi (@rsyashasvi) November 8, 2015

I hear the firecrackers loud and clear but they seem to be bursting in #Bihar not Pakistan.
— Murtaza Solangi (@murtazasolangi) November 8, 2015

#Bihar – the top trend in Pakistan. Hardly anyone knew about these polls until Amit Shah said there'll be fireworks in Pakistan if BJP loses
— Ashar Jawad (@AsharJawad) November 8, 2015

Seditios much, crackers going off in Bihar. It was supposed to be in Pakistan. #Bihar — Mir Burhan (@burhanspeaks) November 8, 2015

Ruling #BJP has conceded defeat in #Bihar. Some in Pakistan need to learn a bit from India on accepting electoral verdicts¬ cry 'rigging'
— Raza Ahmad Rumi (@Razarumi) November 8, 2015

Pakistan trends at 14:53: #Bihar, #NawazSlaveOfIMF, #LetsRepeatHistory, #WelcomeBackMrSpeaker, #PAKvNEP, Moin Khan, Shane Warne — Trends in Pakistan (@PakTrendStats) November 8, 2015

#Bihar is trending in Pakistan. Happy that our people are closely watching the elections there.
— Gen Hameed Gul (@GenHameedGul) November 8, 2015

People of #Bihar took revenge from #BJP by vote only due to independent election commission, this is what IK is struggling for in #Pakistan — Hooriaوڈی ڈاکٹرصاحبہ (@hooriaKhaan) November 8, 2015

Apna ilaqa #bihar trending top on twitter in Pakistan just coz they voted anti-Modi !!
— Shaheer Adil Azeem (@ShaheerAzeem) November 8, 2015

Crackers? Pakistan would care if any of this was about cricket. Otherwise a #Bihar loss or win for BJP is more imp to India than anyone else — SenatorSherryRehman (@sherryrehman) November 8, 2015