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Here is a sneak peek into what the UP state is up to while some of its fellows are away!

While all my fellow Upites and other migrant north Indians who are fortunate to be residing in the most amazing metropolitan cities and are busy in the hustle and bustle of their happening lives in their respective IT and related companies, there is a lot that’s happening back home as well! It's election time and the roads are full of banners, the FM channels are full of advertisements and the front page of the newspaper always has something or the other to say about a recent rally or a campaign by some or the other political party.
I have always been a little away from politics, in fact, even I have been a migrant for most of the years that I have lived till now so I never had an insight of what goes on in my own state. But now that I am back in Lucknow, willingly and or unwillingly I am surrounded by endless news on almost all the sources of information that you can think of about the upcoming elections, and trust me it has caught both my attention and interest. While the ruling party has endless sagas to say about the good works that have been done in the past five years, the opponents are leaving no stone unturned in pulling them down. Tired of FM while I tried to listen to some uninterrupted music on the ‘Saavan’ app we had one election advert per song there as well. Every party is trying to target a different section of the society and every party is trying to promise a different thing to the residents in order to win their hearts and votes. Some are pointing out on the safety issues of girls in the society, some on the farmer rights, while some have catchy campaigns which target the young and jobless and promise them growth and jobs. There are jingles and even songs by popular singers to get a leader, or a party and their work noticed. Advertisements aside by the sneak peek that they give us I have my detailed research that goes on separately about who has done what!


While the lotus continues to blossom, while the elephant continues to roar, while the cycle continues to run more and more and while the hand joins some other hands! Whom do you think are you supporting? If you still aren’t then my dear fellows take some time out, know the ones who are on the list to lead your state, decide whom you will support and come back home for a day to cast your valuable vote! Because, while you continue to turn milestones a few thousand kilometres away your state needs your help to choose a leader who does the same for many more people. And oops I completely forgot to mention... While you are here forget the pizza’s and pasta’s for a day and try tasting the Lucknow special tunde kawabs and desi kulfi I heard they have been tasting much better lately!  

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