2014 Indian Elections

Hi Guys - This may seem quite out of context, as it was written on conclusion of the  2014 General Elections and before the announcement of results

            Indian Elections

The world’s largest democracy

That is the Indian Nation

Got immersed in election frenzy

In its own inimical fashion

The biggest electoral exercise

Was stretched into nine phases

Taking into aspect the country’s size

And its multidimensional faces

It commenced in the first week of April 2014

With much fanfare, pomp and sheen

And concluded in the second week of May 2014

In which the populace partook keen

No doubt, a humongous, daunting task

For the officials of the Election Commission

Who on conclusion went on to bask

Subject to minor errors of omission

Leaders of all political parties

Sweated out in the scorching sun

Day in and day out made repeated sorties

With an unflinching desire to win

The campaign was filled with fiery speeches

With rhetoric, pun and satire

Marred by the dirty personal botches

Spewed out by netas in traditional attire

Electoral pundits predicted a doom for the Congress

And threw their fortunes on the NDA

As two terms of UPA had failed to redress

The grievances of the common man’s overstrained DNA

Scam after scam came in quick succession

That brought disrepute to the nation

The people were left in dire frustration

Which lent credence to the poll projection

Let the new government in office

Put the nation back on hold

As nothing less than that would suffice

To overcome the challenges that are to unfold

What we need is a strong centre

Under the aegis of a talented head

Who will prove to be an able mentor

And bring back the country from the red.

So the citizens of this ancient nation

Fervently hope that everything will be fine

And the future will open reasons for celebration

That will make the people feel on Cloud Nine.

Jai Hind

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