Last Day of Election campaign in Delhi

Last Day of Election campaign in Delhi:

Delhi has been reeling under the wheels of constant campaigning for some days now. We've all been breathing in the political scenario consciously or unconsciously. The media has been feeding with updates of General Elections 2014 more than we really needed. The campaigns are everywhere. They popped up on your TV screen. They are hung around bus stops and taxi stands. Even the metro has not been spared. Every morning I sat across a photo of Narendra Modi making a wise gesture with his hands. Than at workplace my coworkers wanted to know who I think would become the Prime Minister of India. It gets into your head a bit and I'm so relieved that it has come to the last day of campaigning in Delhi. It will give a much needed respite from the election fever that had crept in.

The stage is now set for the World's biggest election. The outcome will decide the ruling party and the next Prime Minister of India. The nation is now ready to elect its leader.

On the last Day of campaigning in Delhi we decided to cover parts of Delhi and see for ourselves the politically charged scenario of the State as it headed for election on 10th April, 2014.

We started our day from Rithala, where Aam Admi Party led by Arvind kejriwal campaigned for the Party candidate Rakhi Birla fom the Northwest constituency. The roadshow covered a huge area. It started at Lal Mandir, Purana Police Chowk, Budh Vihar Phase-II, Rithala. We had such a hard time locating and catching up with the band of supporters marching along the narrow gully. The street was electric, as if people were already celebrating a victory. The road was lined with supporters waving and shouting at the passing vehicles carrying AAP leaders and workers. There were music and loud shouts all at once. Pamphlets and the white caps which has become a symbol of AAP were also distributed. Arvind Kejriwal's message to the people were blared from megaphones by traveling supporters. The roadshow was disjointed when the gully joined the main road and a group of congress supporters came up the road. It is not a common sight but on the last day of campaigning, one would expect supporters of different parties to run into other.

The congress leader Krishna Tirath, contesting from North West Delhi and his band of supporters standing and waving from their vehicles rolled down the road in an ambling pace. She was generously waving to everyone, smile doused all over her face; something a politician does so well.



We were made aware of a BJP rally at Chandni Chowk so we rushed there straigh away but unable to get any glimpse of a rally and after having waited for more than an hour we left for Connaught Place. There we caught up with a group of young Aam Admi supporters performing street theater just outside Palika Bazaar. A huge crowd had already gathered around it but the BJP supporters were not too pleased. They began shouting slogans in the top of their voices, disrupting the street performance. There were tensions brewing, like two predators prowling the same vicinity. From what we learned and met on the street and from our interaction with random people; the BJP and AAP have far more supporters than Indian National Congress but it is hard to predict anything. The tide could swing to anyone's favour.

We came across many enthusiastic supporters and volunteers from different parties as we traveled from one place to another.

An event organized by the BJP at Rivoli Cinema, CP was by far the most jubilant event we came across. A large crowd of young supporters danced to the beat of the BJP theme songs and Jai Ho from Slumdog Billionaire fame. It seemed the supporters decided to have some fun while supporting the party of their choice. All the parties brought their A-game. Now the only thing left to see is the outcome of the result. By what we have seen, it wouldn't be an easy victory for anyone.