Archive · 7 Nov 2025
Old Video of BJP Candidate Garlanded With Shoes Falsely Linked to Bihar Polls
Someone posted a video online that shows a politician from a party called BJP getting shoes put around their neck like a necklace.
The person who posted the video said it happened during the current elections in a place called Bihar and that people were angry with the politician.
However, this is not true.
The video is very old and has nothing to do with the recent elections in Bihar.
People are sharing old videos and pretending they are new to trick others.
A video showing a BJP candidate being garlanded with shoes is being shared on X.
The post falsely claims the video is from the current Bihar Assembly elections.
The Bihar elections are scheduled for November 6 and 11, 2025.
The viral post suggests the incident is a protest against the BJP candidate based on initial vote projections.
The video is old and is not related to the ongoing Bihar elections.
- Who
- A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate
- What
- An old video of the candidate being garlanded with shoes is being falsely linked to the ongoing Bihar Assembly elections.
- When
- The video is old; the false claim is being circulated recently in relation to the Bihar Assembly elections (November 6 and 11, 2025).
- Where
- The video's origin is unspecified, but the false claim links it to the Bihar Assembly elections.
- Why
- The post claims the video shows recent protests against the BJP candidate following initial vote projections, but this is inaccurate.
Viral Claim
Fact
Video Content
Viral Claim
The video shows a recent incident during the ongoing Bihar Assembly elections where people are protesting against a BJP candidate by garlanding him with shoes.
Fact
The video is old and is not related to the current Bihar Assembly elections. It depicts a BJP candidate being garlanded with shoes by an elderly man.
Timing of Incident
Viral Claim
The incident is claimed to be related to initial vote projections in the Bihar elections.
Fact
The Bihar elections are scheduled for November 6 and 11, with results on November 14, 2025. The video's actual timing and context are different from the claim.
- Platform of Dissemination
- X (formerly Twitter)
- Alleged Political Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Alleged Election
- Bihar Assembly elections
- Election Dates (Bihar)
- November 06 and 11, 2025
- Result Date (Bihar)
- November 14, 2025
