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Scenes at party offices reveal their TRUE mood

Last updated on: October 19, 2014 15:58 IST

With early trends showing that the Bharatiya Janata Party will be winning the Maharashtra elections, celebrations began early at the party offices.

However, silence and calm outside the Congress office told a different story. 

 

 

BJP supporters play the drums as they celebrate outside the party's office in Nariman Point. PhotographHitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com

 

Followers of the BJP were in a celebratory mood with some supporters blowing trumpets outside the party office in Nariman Point, Mumbai. PhotographHitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com

 

Supporters of the BJP collected outside the party’s headquarters in Nariman Point, Mumbai waiting for good news. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com

A Shiv Sena supporter holds a portrait of Balasaheb Thackeray as they celebrate the results, which puts them in the second spot. Photograph: Sanjay Sawant/Rediff.com

 

In New Delhi, supporters couldn’t hold back their glee and began early celebrations. Followers were in a merry mood, bursting firecrackers and playing music. Photograph: ANI/Twitter

 

The scene at the Congress office in New Delhi, however, was somber. Anticipating another loss, supporters of Priyanka Gandhi came out in huge numbers, demanding a change in leadership from Rahul to Priyanka. Photograph: PTI photo

 

The Congress office in Mumbai bore a deserted look, with few supporters coming out. Photograph: Deepak Salvi