I give you gifts, you vote for me: Delhi election campaign kicks in

A sweet, warm campaign

As the Delhi elections approach, ticket aspirants have started making their bid to woo voters with some unusual gifts. One such leader, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Azad Singh, has jaggery and calendars — what one would argue are perfect baits, given that the New Year has just kicked in and the weather has been at its coldest in the past fortnight — as gift ideas. These articles are packed in a cloth bag (the material is important because “say no to plastic” is embossed on it) that has a phone number printed on it. Last week,