The great charge

India's most populous state is getting battle-ready for 2012. At stake is not just the future of Uttar Pradesh - as we know it - but also the political career of scions and stalwarts, and a host of ideologies that aspire to define India. An election is as much about the future as it is about the past. It is as much about images - real or airbrushed - as it's about facts. In the spring of 2012, before the people of Uttar Pradesh head to the polling booths and data from EVMs is dissected on 24x7 channels , many images would be playing on the voters' minds. 

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