Bengaluru, Oct. 28 -- The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday took a direct swipe at Chief Minister DK Shivakumar with the remark "DK, it's done, bro!" as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising the BJP and Janata Dal (Secular), achieved a historic 4-0 clean sweep in the Karnataka Legislative Council elections for two Graduates' and two Teachers' constituencies.

The phrasing mirrors actor Salman Khan famously posted "Sonam, it's done, bro" during youth and student protests involving the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), which subsequently spawned widespread social media satire and political memes across digital platforms.

Taking a page from the viral internet trend, the BJP leveraged the phrase to mock the ruling ...