Election = vacation

If Narendra Modi expected corporate India to help him out in the forthcoming elections, he may be in for a surprise. Human resources managers from large firms say leave applications are pouring in for days coinciding with the election dates since the months also cover the annual summer holidays in schools. Ironically, April and May are traditionally chosen as election months because they coincide with the annual post-exam school vacations since many schools also serve as polling booths. Perhaps that is why political parties are focusing on the slums, just like they did in earlier elections since poor slum dwellers do not enjoy the luxury of planned vacations.