BJP leaders get spiffy new hair styles on Twitter as salon magnate Jawed Habib joins party
Wonder how Prime Minister Narendra Modi would look with gelled hair? Or Amit Shah with a blue top?
On Monday, hair-dressing magnate Jawed Habib joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. His company operates 846 hair and beauty salons in 110 cities across India. Keeping up with the ruling party’s slogan declaring “Main Bhi Chowkidar” or I Too Am a Watchman, Habib said,“Until today, I was the watchman of hair, but now I have become a watchman of the nation.”
Delhi: Prominent Hair Stylist Jawed Habib joins Bharatiya Janata Party, says 'Aaj tak main baalon ka chowkidar tha, aaj mein desh ka chowkidar ban gaya hoon' pic.twitter.com/eazgktBHL1
— ANI (@ANI) April 22, 2019
Habib induction into the BJP sparked off a series of memes on social media, mostly featuring party leaders with trendy hairstyles. The most popular one, perhaps, has been a photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with party’s national president Amit Shah.
When a hairstylist joins BJP.@BJP4India#JavedHabib #Elections2019 pic.twitter.com/6pg0crT33C
— Deepali Saxena (@deepalisaxenas) April 22, 2019
Other BJP leaders given a makeover by the twitterati included Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
- @myogiadityanath after Javed Habib joined BJP pic.twitter.com/6aiXLI2Qoz
— Chowkidar Squinty (@squintneon) April 22, 2019
Since Javed Habib joined BJP..@divyaspandana @sidmtweets pic.twitter.com/6qU28fsAT0
— Bilal Ahmed #AbHogaNYAY (@BilalAhmedNgp) April 22, 2019
#JavedHabib joins #bjp 😁✌ pic.twitter.com/5pyZi83yME
— faijal khan (@faijalkhantroll) April 22, 2019
Even vocal BJP supporter, actor Anupam Kher, got the treatment.
Instant effect of Chowkidar Jawed Habib on BJP camp.
— Sayani Sengupta (@SayaniSengupt15) April 23, 2019
#Phase3#AyegaToModiHi #VotingRound3 #JawedHabib #gandhinagar pic.twitter.com/v4Ypzfv6nK
Habib’s move also inspired one-liners on Twitter and Facebook.
Jawed Habib, a hair stylist joins BJP because Amit Shah wants more people to dye.
— Chocobar Jet Lee(Vasooli Bhai) (@Vishj05) April 22, 2019

Jawed Habib’s decision to join the BJP seemed ironic, considering that the last time he was in the headlines was for a controversy in September 2017 when he was forced to issue an apology after being attacked by Hindutva supporters for a company advertisement that was allegedly “insulting and demeaning” to Hindu gods.
Dear all, we respect your sentiments and we apologize sincerely. It was not to hurt you at all.
— Jawed Habib (@JH_JawedHabib) September 5, 2017
— Jawed Habib (@JH_JawedHabib) September 5, 2017