Indian Corruption Company Unlimited
Hi, This article appeared in the Times of India on 27th April 2014. Please read it and leave a comment. Who will you vote for? The enigmatic middle aged taxi driver had been driving me for the third day in a row. On the last day of my road trip we were headed home. It was late evening and not having anyone to talk to; I addressed the back of his head. I started by asking him who he would vote for. The highest bidder He said quite matter-of-factly that he would vote for the party that gave him the most money. All of the men and women in his village, in the outskirts of Vizag, voted for parties that paid them the most. In the 2009 Elections when the State assembly and Lok Sabha elections were held concurrently, he said, that the INC had given Rs. 800 per voting member. The PRP had paid Rs. 600 per member and the TDP had paid only Rs. 400 per member. The party representative had all come around in the night, spreading out furtively in the narrow lanes of his village, visitin