On PM Modi’s third year anniversary week, there were over 1.1 million Twitter conversations discussing the man, his party and his work.
According to Twitter, the conversation spiked at 9.30 pm on 26 May, with more than 690 tweets being tweeted per minute.
For the Government of India, Twitter has emerged as a critical platform for citizen engagement over the past three years. One of the world’s most Twitter-savvy leaders, PM Modi’s @narendramodi account currently has over 30.2 million followers, which is 7 times more since 2014. India’s technocrat Prime Minister, with 25 of his Cabinet Ministers and 29 Ministers of State, actively leverage the platform to engage with citizens, update them on government policies and connect with them through live conversations.Twitter India
One significant public engagement initiative from the government is through Twitter Seva. As an India-first innovation, Twitter Seva is currently being used for citizen engagement across 10 large government ministries and public service departments in the country.
Alone, PM Modi’s Twitter followers increased manifold and crossed the 30 million mark, growing seven times since 2014, perhaps one of the most followed people on Twitter.
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