Dehradun, April 20 -- With the first phase of voting in the ongoing General Elections over, political parties will be rushing to evaluate the voting trends - the overall turnout, the impact of the hot weather, whether voting took place on expected lines, etc., and what changes in strategy need to be made. This is, of course, for states where voting is still to take place. In Uttarakhand, it is already game over and candidates will sweat through the coming days till 4 June. With six more phases to come, there is enough time for chopping and changing the approach if there is need and capacity to do so.
Reports on the voting trends that came in on 19 April were clear on certain aspects. Mainstream society has more or less decided which way to...