Still undecided

CKJS seems to have given up, DBCG holds some hope after jumping ship. On whether to vote for party or candidates Capt Gopi summed up the reality, there is no devolution of powers to local units let alone individuals within the party.

Congress is clearly disillusioned and in a mess in KA. Veteran C K Jaffer Sharief said in the smartvote/TV9 debate, “After losing last time, I want to win now. I will then think of retiring”. This isnt exactly motivating stuff to go out and vote for him.

actually what seems to be missing accross the board this time around, and not just in bangalore, is issues. no on seems to be going beyond jostling for a third front and speculating on PM candidates. and with people like varun gandhi bringing the level of discussion even lower,  its been an non-motivating uninspiring election. but yes, one will vote, sp now that i found myself on the voter rolls, with much searching and a little help from a kind soul in smartvote. i'm called janafer , but i am there !!

 having sat thruough all 40 odd candidate interviews, i find the overall calibre of independants standing is pathetic. most of them do not even know what an MP is let alone what he can do, and how he/she will raise issues in parliment. its almost like "fools rush in where angels fear to tread" type thing, as the angels know they can do very little as indpendents. so i guess one votes for party too. but not bjp because when they come to power,  it gives the loony fringes a false sense of righteousness, like it did in karnataka.

actually, after having closely worked with smartvote.in , on the "make an informed choice" platform, the sad truth is the only informed choice is "NOTA". though, as of now, the only difference that makes is if NOTA votes are recorded properly at the polling booths and enough people use it, then 1) no one can misuse yr vote and 2) there will be pressure to change the electoral system.

do read ram guha's cover story  in the latest outlook (april 20).

This is what happens when somebody wants to be reelected on the basis of work done and break the godfather nexus.

Thanks for the reminder VM

The restrictions on discussions which could influence poll outcomes apply to 48 hours before the polling date in the constituency to which the discussions are being made. In this case BLR north, south and central. We can however continue discussions on the general scenario if we dont take names of the candidates or parties.

Here is the rules pertaining to the same.

This typically applies to TV and journalists of which we are neither. However it will be good if we adhere to some ethics here also. If anybody notices any specific post which is in violation please bring it to the notice of the Praja admin and it can be either deleted or moderated.

 I am surprised at Vasant Kumar Sir’s comment above. Ban on exit polls is entirely a different issue. It is something to do with the actual voting pattern happening live. This can influence the further Voting. The public canvassing activity before an announced date is perfectly valid. After this date it is not. praja discussions do not qualify as public canvassing I presume. Hence I do not agree with VM’s view on the subject.

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