When it comes to the cast of characters in the Punjab assembly elections it’s time to sing bolo ta ra ra ra. Where else would the line-up include not one but two comedians: a cricketer turned comedian and a comic who has live streamed Parliament’s security arrangements. There’s also a maharaja who writes books on military history, a scion of a political clan who is also a hotelier and a journalist who once threw a shoe at a home minister.
We don’t know which Singh will be king but every party is trying to have its halwa and eat it too. The drug crisis has branded Punjab as an udta state but on the ground it’s a macho battle for the Read More
