by I watched the BJP's spokesperson sporting the familiar self-righteous countenance indignantly trashing Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's speech at Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh which has set the Ganges on fire. The Election Commission has been doing an outstanding job, so I will refrain from adding my three-bit of prudence on the EC's ire, excepting to say that other than usual electoral campaigning rhetoric that invariably occurs when addressing restless crowds, I did not see an orchestrated, deliberate attempt to undermine the constitutional authority of the EC albeit it may unintentionally have resulted in that consequence.
It seemed like a spontaneous outburst amidst cacophonous wild energy of teeming crowds that made for magnetic sound byte. But anyway, what was not surprising was the immediate collective chorus of the saffron brigade to demand Khurshid's prompt resignation for creating a "constitutional crisis". It was followed by a
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Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa start voting for the Assembly elections beginning at the end of January and going on till March 3. While any election is crucial in a democratic state, Elections 2012 become especially significant because of UP, India's most populated - and politically the most significant - state. It is at the battleground UP that the much anticipated and awaited fight between the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and BSP supremo and incumbent CM Mayawati will happen, probably resulting in one of the most exciting turnarounds ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2014. To keep a close watch at the developments in UP as well as the other four states going to polls, IBNLive.com has invited some of the best political analysts and reporters on the ground to share their opinion, forecasts and insights. Elections 2012 Blog is your definitive space for all you need to know on the forthcoming Battle for the States.
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