Mandal vs Kamandal 2.0

Prelude to Mahabharat 2024 The November five state assembly polls are Semifinals before the Final 2024 A slugfest between the BJP and Congress in the Hindi heartland Ajit Kumar Jha Elections in India are a festival for the millions of masses, a loud, rambunctious, rollicking fun for the eager voters, and a temporary equaliser in public life in an otherwise very hierarchical society. Exuberant voters, while choosing representatives love to boot out venal, incompetent incumbents who make a slew of empty promises but fail to deliver basic governance. As a result, the fall of incumbent governments in India is one of the highest compared to other developed democracies. The November state assembly elections in the five states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram are scheduled in November but the competitive campaign by political players has generated more heat than light. The 2023 contest will h...