Former cricketer Sreesanth lost his debut election, which he contested in Thiruvananthapuram as a BJP candidate.
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Sreesanth was BJP candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, lost to Congress
He tweeted saying it was a 'great experience' but deleted tweet later
He then posted a picture with O Rajagopal-sole BJP winner in the state
Soon after the counting of votes was over, Sreesanth tweeted saying it was a "great experience" -- only to delete it later. But he posted his picture with the sole BJP winner in the state -- O Rajagopal.
Twitter exploded with messages of support.
@sreesanth36
- Sreejith (@143jith) May 19, 2016
Congrats Sree bhai.
An armature in politics, You still managed to get a huge support. That's shows your capability.God bless.
@sreesanth36 outstanding at the start sreesanth.. We are with you..next time will be record..jai ho
- B. Aditya (@BopcheAditya) May 19, 2016
Well fought man on your debut @sreesanth36 . Surely u can pull it off next time.#HardLuck
- venkat kiran (@venkatkiran42) May 19, 2016
Soon after, Sreesanth had another post for his fans. A stark black and white poster that announced:
- Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) May 19, 2016
The flamboyant former cricketer had joined the BJP last month after his career on field was cut short by a ban following a match fixing scandal.
But as a politician he learnt fast on the job -- taking to the campaign trail, gatecrashing weddings and chatting up voters over breakfast idlis. He even took to the social media, notching up 1.05 million followers.
Earlier this morning, he responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tweet:
@narendramodi @BJP4Keralam we will ..for sure become the number 1 party in Kerala too...will keep giving the best effort ..thnks sir
- Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) May 19, 2016
But as the day wore on, it turned out that he had been pipped by Congress's VS Sivakumar by 10,905 votes.
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