Make hay while the sun shines - the politics

Just with every other business, the established business running smoothly on one side is made possible by the various other smaller parallel ventures that sprung up. Apart from providing services for the big business, it employs a host of people and thus creates a name for itself.

Same is the case with politics and the business of running a country. When a political party is coming to a form, be it a big family political party or a random small venture, it relies on lots of other smaller service men. For instance, it has to choose a select tailoring person to make them standard clothing outfits. It has to tie up with a local printers to provide with the posters and fliers. Similarly in the current social environment, parties need to make hay with SEO content writers or web design companies. This can be regarded as a standard state of parallel run businesses that get extra work from the party people.

Come election time, like the one that is round the corner, Lok Sabha General Elections 2014, and there are nothing but rallies, posters, fliers, and local people running around while the yet-to-be-elected leader shouts his campaign speech. Quite surprising is the resilience of people to make the best of the situation. A huge amount of people are either forced or take part in speech rallies and wait for hours to meet, greet or revenge against political public figure. If such a crowd gathers on a hot sultry day, what better way to make hay while the sun shines, literally? A recent gathering in Mangalore saw the rising of various dabbawallas and small shop vendors selling everything from hot pakodas, jalebis to quickly make street snacks. Cigarettes, paan, chips, ice-lollies were also seen grabbing the attention of crowds.

Popular political party figures and rallies employ tons of people, giving them temporary employment. These overnight turned campaign followers, rally drivers, fuel providers, social media activists, media advertisers, and many gain from such short levels of employment. Daily meal, alcohol and a good day wage is sometimes all people require, and sign up in great numbers. While for the regularly employed, election times mean extra work hours. Watch duty, counting personnel and document check officers are required in huge numbers. The Lok Sabha Elections 2014 has seen lots of such cases, all over the country. From bank employees to teachers, everyone is staying back extra hours or post carrying their actual duties week ahead, to carry on the rush of the election season.

While everyone from young Indian politicians to senior party members are busy with the election fever, it seems they are making everyone else’s lives much busier. While they get their benefits, we should let the common man decide if he wants to be involved in these matters too.  

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