India Going To Vote

India going to vote With crores of voters As for a mandate With the promises made And assured As for a mandate Fractured or in full, The election commission With the long-long charters of it, Walking on tiptoe The chief election Commissioner, But the polling people at a loss To see so many useless papers With clauses To be filled up at the booth And to move to a nondescript village With the ramshackle boxes. If the mandate or verdict is clear, The there is no question of bargaining Otherwise the ragtag coalition Will put up conditions For joining and supporting With the claim for the prime minister Or other major portfolios, A bargaining will Hit the stands, A give and take policy And they will do politics Under the banner of regionalism, factionalism, The turncoats will making appearances After changing loyalties And the horses will be traded As to form a govt. Falling short of a majority, And lo, he is emerging from the train, People running with garlands and bouquets of flowers To say it loudly, Mantriji amar rahe, Amar rahe, zindabad, zindabad And the minister with the folds hands Hinting towards a namaskar.