Jodhpur Astro-Influencer With 2 Million Followers Gets Just 33 Votes in Sarpanch Poll

Times of India · interesting

An astrologer and social media influencer with over two million followers across platforms, Omprakash Bishnoi, contested the sarpanch election in Jodhpur's Indon Ki Dhani-II gram panchayat. Despite his significant online presence, including 1.4 million Instagram followers and 550,000 YouTube subscribers, Bishnoi secured only 33 votes. The village has approximately 1,600 eligible voters. Bishnoi gracefully accepted the verdict, acknowledging the irony of his poor electoral performance in his native village. His result highlights the disconnect between online popularity and grassroots electoral success.