Running for Office

Election fever has reached feverish pitch. And, everyone is running around.

Last heard, a number of people are running to join BJP and quite a few people are running away from Congress or refusing to run for their existing seats. On the other hand our friends at AAP, having run away from their earlier job, are back in the market running for a new one.

It isn’t easy to escape the election hullabaloo even if you want to run away from all of this. Last week gone to run at Lalbagh Botanical Garden and there it was staring at my face early in the morning. Ran into morning walkers and some joggers in brand new T’s carrying with them a message for Nandan Nilekani - Together with Nandan. Smart strategy to connect with people who have proven stamina to withstand the sweltering Bangalore Sun come April 17.

I am not complaining though. Roads have either got a fresh coat of tar already or are in the process of getting one and footpaths have a fancier look. Generally roads have gotten wider, though I suspect some of this is got to do with gradual diminishing of school buses off the road on account on summer holidays. Unbearable as the heat may be I look forward to the open and empty roads during this time of the year. No more speeding up and down the crossroads to make way for that Yellow bus.