5 Most Social Media Savvy Politicians In The World

BANGALORE: In recent era, social media has given rise to a new type of politician. Those politicians that have embraced social media received more attention and kudos from the public. With politics being debated across different networks, the best place for politicians to connect with their voter base is through the virtual world. Here are the tech-savvy political big-wigs actively involved with masses through social networking sites, as compiled by Economic Times.

Narendra Modi: India’s newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi  wins the social media crown hands down for his 360 degree connect with over 18 lakh followers on twitter and 21 lakh on Facebook.

Through his social media platform, people are made aware about what Modi thinks, does and more importantly what he says, through a YouTube channel, blog and an active Facebook page with thousands of masses praising his work. Modi is indeed India’s first ever PM to effectively used social media. His victory message has become the most retweeted post in Indian history – over 70,000, confirming the role of social media, alongside conventional political campaigning, in the 2014 electoral battle. “This is the first election where social media has assumed an important role and the importance of this medium will only increase in the years to come,” Modi said in a blog post ahead of poll results. “It became a direct means of information and gave us the much-needed local pulse.”

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