Wry Take on the Election exercise
1. The index(ed) finger For 5 Thursdays we will be watching candidates and voters showing off their index finger. To make out a voter from a candidate - just note whether the finger is pointed upwards (the voter invokes the divine superpower) or sideways (a pot/kettle calling his fellow kettle/pot black) 2. King-makers are more powerful No candidate wants a decisive win. Everyone fondly hopes to 'play a major role post-poll' (aka king-making). Some perks of not being the major winner - - You can take on contracts for ministerships for 5 years at the end of which you have sufficient funds for your next campaign. - Someone else is wholly responsible - you can critisize and wash hands off at the drop of a hat 3. Former speaker's Instructional Stint Somenath Chatterjee is scheduled to open a different kind of 'Electoral College' to school old, new and rogue MPs. The syllabus will cover - How to speak from the Well - How to allow an MP to have his / her say - How to pa...