Election apps: A mixie for your vote?

The freebie culture is not peculiar to Tamil Nadu; it's an all-India phenomenon. The nature of gifts changes from state to state depending on local culture and demographics. In poverty-ridden UP and Bihar, anything — cash, saris, blankets and frying pans — could do the trick. In relatively rich Punjab and Haryana, alcohol is used to sway the voter. Every time there is an election — local, state or national — in Punjab, Jarnail Singh, who drives a taxi in Delhi, makes it a point to visit his native Gurdaspur. He doesn't go there to vote but to claim his share of alcohol.

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