LISTEN TO YOUR HEART

BY SANJEEB KUAMR SAHOO

Respected citizens of India, this edition is a unique one, so please pay attention, it will take you to various interesting data points to provide insight into Indian Elections. But first, I’d like to share some encouraging lines that I recently came across — If you become fat, people think you eat too much. When you lose weight, people assume you are sick. If you dress well, you show off. If you dress simple, you are poor. If you take yourself too seriously, you become uninteresting. If you are funny, you are immature.

If you speak your mind, you are rude. If you are single, people think you’re lonely. If you are successful, you are arrogant. If you are struggling, you are unintelligent. If you are just honest, you are untrustworthy.

No matter what you do in life, you will always face criticism. So, no disagreement with anyone, but don’t be swayed by the criticism. So constantly listen to everyone, sink in your thoughts, and listen to your heart.

So I always listen to everyone’s ideas with respect, but I always follow my heart’s desire, and believe me, you will appreciate this edition after reading it page by page, particularly the cover page.
The cover page contains information about the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. But I’ve not covered assembly polls in four states and by-elections in thirteen states. I apologise to all of my readers for the same.

However, I have included everything concerning the Lok Sabha, assembly, and bypolls in this edition, and as you go page by page, you will feel like you are on cloud nine.

So this cover page is part of my style sheet and creativity for the Nation First initiative. This cover page also answers all inquiries from politicians and political parties, as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has done with his numerous poems and couplets.

Respected Citizens, while I was studying at the world’s finest journalistic institute, the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), someone instructed me to follow The TIME Magazine’s stylesheet, but I asked him why should I, when I could design one of my own. Another major reason for my creativity is that I am in love with a beautiful lady who is kind and always helps needy people.

This edition is around 84 pages long. While there are no politician names in this edition, it is about politics and contains information for political parties and politicians about the 2024 Lok Sabha, Assembly, and bypolls. However, I am not including politicians and political parties’ stories in this edition. Please enjoy the read..I hope I’ll bring you more interesting editions about Indian Politics.

Note: On March 17, 2024, this piece was originally printed in a weekly magazine of National Political Mirror.