Calm before the storm The real losers in every elections are those conscientious voters ,steadfast in their loloyalties to parties and candidates Their votes are swayed not by principles but personal considerations and future expectations .They are not lured with cash or freebies but by personal , close and intimate relations .It does not matter whether the party or candidate is credible As for defections they believe it is for the development following footsteps of the avaricious leader Educated or otherwise change is not what they aspire.Their allegiance gives them importance to be associated with those in corridors of powers Post elections the winners will be the happiest lot.Now you will have to wait on their gracious courtesies even on phone.They are busy and unavailable to care or attend to your petty issues.Their visit will be at a cost or a favour for any functions. You will be elated for a monent with a fleeting visit ,if that happens at all or receive a call of gratitude.You will have to make a beeline to congratulate them You are anxiously waiting with bathed breath, if your vote ensures victory,or pretend that you voted effectively right The secrecy of vote provides protection however much candidate may speculate. The moment for the candidates,parties is a torture of agony. as well .They are entertaining dreams for position to be on the buttered side of the bread .Parties are confining candidates in the security of Resorts of comfort and luxury to stall defections and poaching, but over phones or through their confidants agents stay in touch to feather their nests and bargain a best deal They are immune to the views of voters about their defections as neither laws, oaths , affidavits are legally binding.The courts have amply clarified about the law of defections to boost their ambitions of switching over at will The voters for the next five years will be forced to helplessly watch and have a ring side view, accept the inevitable decisions of defectors.Nothing but ambitions, lust for power will dominate their course of actions
It has happened all these years their loyalty is to the greed and not any principles,but the voters remain steadfast to their principles refusing to change their Ideology.The most loyal candidates who have prospered have deserted under one excuse or other justifying their actions to defect and change labels The glue is power and position and immediate plot to recover or prepare for next elections the finance they have splurge that is the course for the winners The losers will be crest fallen heaving a sigh of lamentations, as their dreams efforts, and money have ended up in smoke.In a spirit of forget and forgive they will make friends with their sworn enemies and attempt to be on the right side as long as possible. No party has promised electoral reforms, as the status quo serves all parties If your candidate or party wins you can take the comfort of pleasure or otherwise pretend to be immune to the dream you had weaved with hope The exit poles if favourable to the party they state that it is expected forecast.If the poles predict a defeat, they opine poles have horribly gone wrong as in the past and they will wait for the poll outcome to comment on random surveys where voters are wise not to let the cat out of the bag for fear of reprisals and their replies are evasive rather than truthful The polls provide fodder to press and electronic media and also to parties giving them a feel of reality or absurdity till the outcome of official results Que sera que sera what will happen will happen.The losers will blame machines,process, manipulations and other related evils of money and muscle power to soothe their turbulent minds Accept graciously the outcome and move on.The elections have caused enemities with friends families neighbours while both losers and winners will shake hands and still be friends beyond elections and results Nelson Lopes Chinchinim