May can be a cruel month for grandiose dreams and ambitions of political parties. It can also be a cruel wake up call for the sundry exit and opinion poll pundits who do crystal gazing in the name of psephology. If you go by the latest media reports and the exit polls tracking the Assembly Elections in West Bengal, there could be a sense of déjà vu for all those who were bombarded by the myth of India Shining and NDA winning during the 2004 General Elections. In West Bengal this time, the media and the pundits are predicting an even bigger victory for the Left Front led by CPI (M) than during the 2001 Assembly elections.
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Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006
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Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006