A 'strange' bail order and rumours of UP poll deferral

A suggestion by the Allahabad High Court that elections in Uttar Pradesh should be postponed has given life to rumours that this may be a real possibility. No less than the BJP’s maverick Rajya Sabha MP, Subramanian Swamy, considered close to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has tweeted, “Don’t be surprised by a Lockdown for Omicron and postponement of UP elections to September under President’s Rule in UP. What could not be directly done earlier this year can be then done indirectly early next year.”

Is it pure coincidence that Swamy’s tweet came a day after the Allahabad High Court