TRICKY POLITRICKS

  As the results of assembly elections in the states of Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttrakhand and Uttar Pradesh have been out with the BJP bagging four of the five states and the Aam Aadmi Party forming the government with a record-breaking majority in Punjab, some tropes are bound to follow with the not so surprising results. Formation of a committee by Sonia Gandhi to scrutinize the reasons for the demeaning defeat, primetime shows with absurdly creative headlines discussing for the billionth time how the Modi-Shah duo is unbeatable and the usual frustration and agony of the minorities still looking for a viable option to stand against the BJP juggernaut. By now even the political pundits of tea stalls would have started getting bored with the no masala elections being delivered by the political dispensation. Courtesy: Onmanorama Though, these election results were pretty soothing for the channels banking on their exit polls to be the most accurate, for a political nerd what lies in t...

Human beings are funny creatures. The concept of the larger purpose of life, constant hustles and setting up new goals, all can be seen as ways to keep the human mind occupied and busy. But that is not it, human mind also needs entertainment, and when one does not get the same, they start getting impatient. One can only imagine the extent to which a person can go for the sake of entertainment and adventure. After all, heights of boredom must have compelled people to try out absurdities like the cinnamon challenge and choking game.  However, even after listening to tons of such stories people voluntarily becoming guinea pigs, I doubt if someone has ever set their own house on fire when everything in their lives is turning out to be perfect. But not anymore, as to fill that one spot Punjab Congress has worked day and night to ensure that their return does not seem evident. If you get to witness a close fight in the next Punjab assembly polls, thank Congress for the fun. In the last f...