As parties await LS results, sweet shops gear up for celebrations

Going by exit poll projections which are predicting that the NDA will retain power at the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Thursdays counting of votes polled in the sevenphased Lok Sabha elections the BJP is gearing up for a sweet celebrationThe BJP headquarters in the national capital are all decked up and sweet shop owners in Chandni Chowk which is famed for its mithais say they have received large orders for different sweetsOne shop owner in Chandni Chowk said that a BJP leader has placed an order for 50 kilograms of pista badam burfi with a lotus symbolAnother sweet shop in central Delhi has made special cakes with ladoos which looks to be a mouthwatering treat A special 7kg ladoo cake along with nine similar cakes of 45 kgs each has been ordered for the celebrations the shop owner saidAt a sweet shop in Mumbai as much as 3000 kilograms of ladoos are being prepared for distribution and workers engaged in the making of ladoos are wearing Modi masks as they roll out the delicacySweet shop owners in Ludhiana are also busy in churning out sweets A shop owner said Weve received orders of 1012 quintal of laddoos from BJP Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress The orders have been coming in right after the exit pollsReports of large scale orders for sweets have also come in from other placesMeanwhile down south in Puducherry a pooja and mahayagam seeking divine blessings for the victory of Prime Minister Modi in the Lok Sabha elections were performedAround 300 BJP workers sat around the sacred fire and performed rituals holding Prime Minister photo in their hand and later they distributed prasadam to the publicElections to 542 Lok Sabha seats were held across the country in seven phases from April 11 to May 19 The counting will take place on Thursday from 8 amExit polls on Sunday projected BJPled National Democratic Alliance NDA to retain power at the Centre with most of the pollsters giving Prime Minister Modi a clear majority again in the 543member Lok SabhaBuoyed by exit polls predicting a sweeping victory for the BJP in Delhi the partys unit here has already ordered delicacies like motichoor cakes and kamal barfis a day before counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls on ThursdayDelhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari asserting the partys victory on all seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital said 350kg of fine quality ladoos have been ordered for celebrations at the central office on DDU Marg and the Delhi units office on Pant MargThe party has also placed orders for a 7kg special motichoor cake and nine similar cakes each weighing between 45 kgs at the Bengali Pastry shop the Delhi BJPs social media teams coconvener Neelkant Bakshi saidIn the 2014 general elections the NDA got 341 seats of which BJP alone accounted for 282 seats The UPA had 60 seats of which 44 were won by the CongressCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get the latest updatesEdited by midday online desk with inputs from Agencies