Manipur, March 27 -- The 2024 Lok Sabha election is coming up soon, and I am sure that many first-time voters will be pretty hyped up and yes, I was too. Proudly for me, I dedicated a lot to Pabung MNara back then and got to learn a lot about electoral politics and the general behaviour of most of the electors of Manipur. The biggest lesson was "Democracy is a total failure", and another lesson was "Money can buy anything, including we voters."

One might say that the second point is not true for them but there is no shame in admitting that it is almost true for the majority. Putting signboards saying "We do not take money for vote" by a few houses does not count in the big game, but I do give my best regards to those exceptional families...