Key Points
In two days, campaigning will end in Mizoram and parts of Chhattisgarh, wherevoting will starton 7 November.Ten days later,Madhya Pradesh will go to polls too, and Chhattisgarh willsee the final voting phase...
So, youd expect to see and read pre-election opinion polls, ground reports from constituencies, speeches of major campaigners/leadersfrom rallies,and, above all, the roadshows.But theonly roadshow on television this week was the one by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat..
English television news channels appear to have almost boycotted the polls, so sparse is their coverage.AndEnglish mainstream newspapers seem unable to decide: Some days,Times of India, Hindustan Times,orThe Indian Expresswill have extensive coverage or devote a full page to the Dance of Democracy (TOI); on others, theresjusta single-column story tucked away in a corner youre almost sure to miss...
The 1 November,TOIprint edition, Delhi, bypassed the elections,HThad two stories, including an interview with Congress leader Kamal Nath, whileThe HinduandExpressdevoted a page each to the polls as they do most days..
With elections in three Hindi heartland states Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan youd expect them to be all over the place, in every nook andcranny, reporting the mood of the people...
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