 "#UP2012: Memories of Anna, north-centric India and BJP is out")
There are some on twitter who treat the exit polls and post-poll surveys as gospel. “With UP appearing almost a done deal for the SP, the punters are now turning to Punjab and Uttarakhand to decide the fate of Congress & BJP,” says @SandipGhose. @ANINews gives us this not-so-useful update. “Election results to be declared tday for UP: 403 seats, Uttarakhand:70 seats, Punjab:117 seats, Goa:40 seats, Manipur:60 seats.” OK. Meanwhile, a reminder from Firstpost as to why these elections are so important to India. “Today’s outcome could change the course of politics in India.” Do
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. #UP2012: Rita Bahaguna Joshi says #Congress will get 100 seats, Firstpost reports. A few seconds later, however, she says she will take responsibility for #Congress result in #UP2012. [caption id=“attachment_235140” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“There are some on twitter who treat the exit polls and post-poll surveys as gospel. Getty Images”]
[/caption] Meanwhile, Paritosh Joshi (@ParitoshZero) is looking at Punjab. “All the Badals are together" says the Times Now reporter in Chandigarh. Must be quite overcast,” he says. Suryanarayan Ganesh (@gsurya retweets @SajidBhombal who says: “Compared to Bihar, Rahul will do well” & compared to Bihar, #UP2012 will deliver a #bjpzero.” That’s the only constant – all the polls and all on twitter think the BJP has no hope. What are the elections like? “UP Elections before 2014 Elections are like Elimination Chamber before Wrestlemania ! #UP2012,” says @IndiaDilse. @SandipGhose has a point. “Everyone’s treating Goa and Manipur as done deals for Congress & BJP. But, it also shows how ’north centric’ is our national political psyche,” he says. Uh oh. “This non stop coverage of UP elections makes me miss the non stop coverage of The Anna Fasts,” says @NameFiledMT, Anamika. India Today helps one laugh in the morning. “#indianews BJP ridicules Cong, exit polls; says it will win maximum seats in UP: BJP spokesman Shahnawaz H… #news. Go to
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Anant Rangaswami was, until recently, the editor of Campaign India magazine, of which Anant was also the founding editor. Campaign India is now arguably India's most respected publication in the advertising and media space. Anant has over 20 years experience in media and advertising. He began in Madras, for STAR TV, moving on as Regional Manager, South for Sony’s SET and finally as Chief Manager at BCCL’s Times Television and Times FM. He then moved to advertising, rising to the post of Associate Vice President at TBWA India. Anant then made the leap into journalism, taking over as editor of what is now Campaign India's competitive publication, Impact. Anant teaches regularly and is a prolific blogger and author of Watching from the sidelines.