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The pari-war within the Samajwadi Party between the father and son has some interesting sidelights, with Akhilesh’s supporters taking out a video depicting Mulayam and Shivpal with the popular Bollywood track in the background, Bapu, party ke liye tu haanikarak hai (father, you are dangerous for the party). The BJP, too, keen to cash in on the infighting, has come up with its own slogan for the elections: Haathi jam gaya jaade mein. Panja gaya bhaade mein. Cycle gayee kabaade mein. Ab bas kamal bacha akhade mein (the elephant, which is Mayawati’s slogan, has frozen in the winter; the Congress symbol—the hand—is of no use. The cycle—Akhilesh’s symbol—is also useless. Which leaves the lotus, the BJP’s symbol alone in the fray). Well, clearly these elections promise to be an interesting political drama.