Raj Thackeray tops online popularity as Chavan, Fadnavis trail

October 14, 2014 17:52

As the state gets ready for a four-cornered electoral test tomorrow, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has emerged as the most popular politician online, according to a study.

"Raj Thackeray has emerged as the most popular leader online leaving behind Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackrey," Google said in a release today.

As many as 4,119 candidates, including former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, are in the fray for 228 assembly seats in Maharashtra. A total 8.25 crore voters are expected to cast their votes at 90,403 polling stations.

According to a study by Google, search results showed that the MNS chief and his estranged cousin Uddhav Thackeray who heads the Shiv Sena top the list of most searched politicians in Maharashtra.

Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar and Bharatiya Janata Party's chief in Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis also led in online searches although they lag behind the Thackerays, the Goodle study said.

Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate and former Maharashtra home minister R R Patil also lag behind the Thackrays in online popularity.

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