Karnataka Elections 2008!

Well. 7 am on a saturday morning. Never had I been more charged up than my cricketing days. I was going to have a say in who governs me, how they would govern me, etc etc etc. I dreamt about great roads no longer hurting my broken back, excellent transport facility, corruption free administration and so many things.

I had seen my name in the voters list earlier, but didnt get the pink er... white slip. There was a white slip for my dad. I noted the serial number and assumed that mine would be +/- 2 numbers from it.. I reached the polling station at 7.20 am. I went to the counter bearing the part no. of my locality. There were 3 people in front of me. I was at the counter in 1.5 mins. Lo and Behold! All my dreams vanished. My name had suddenly got legs and walked away from the voter list. Alas! I would not be part of the decision making mechanism.

Better luck to all you folks out there. You are at the mercy of a few people... voting has become a privilege, not a right here!! anybody begs to differ?