Detect: Old video of Vasundhara Raje falsely linked to polls
Netizens claimed Raje was congratulating independent candidate RS Bhati on his likely victory and trying to garner a majority for BJP in advance;
BJP leader Vasundhara Raje Scindia
CHENNAI: A video of BJP leader Vasundhara Raje Scindia features her congratulating a man on the phone.
Sharing the video at a time when the results of the assembly election were yet to be announced, netizens claimed Raje was congratulating independent candidate RS Bhati on his likely victory and trying to garner a majority for BJP in advance.
The BJP eventually recorded a landslide victory in the Rajasthan assembly elections. AltNews found that the video was old and that Raje was congratulating World champion athlete Neeraj Chopra on the phone.