Choice to choose Choice to choose
On the threshold of elections multiple new parties are registered to create an option Everyone promises the moon to corner an election pie.Besides the number of new aspirants entering the fray further complicate the choice.Then there are those who suddenly change party labels, enter into alignments of conveniece upto elections. It is a known , time tested strategy to divide votes by promoting number of bogus, non serious candidates Others hope to cash on withdrawal enticements When there are too many choices of parties and candidates, it is means to confuse the voters playing upon local and partisan sentiments and thus tap on or ensure captive votes to win by splitting The constituencies are too small to manipulate with bribes and gifts and the process starts much before dates are announced to come under restrictions The option NOTA does not make a dent into the final outcome, it only a means to register one's dissent.Strategists and seasoned politician encourage and even file nominations , bear the expenses and offer incentives too.It increases the list of candidates which puts pressure on the election machinery too In the final analysis too many choices to choose from leads to oaralysis of reasons Nelson Lopes Chinchinim