In the land where promises bloom
Elections arrive with thunderous boom
Leaders emerge, a dazzling parade
Each with a dream too finely displayed<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGaribi hatao,\u201d they chant once more
While poverty knocks at every door
Roads were laid where cameras flash
Soon to crumble, like paper to ash<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Manifestos thick with lofty schemes
Reality shatters these fragile dreams
Freebies fly, a cunning bait
While coffers drain at alarming rates<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parties switch like seasons change
Enemies once, now Allies strange
Debates turn into shouting shows
Who wins the fight? Nobody knows<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Farmers toiled, their cries unheard
Jobs remained an unspoken word
While power games in Delhi unfold
The common man\u2019s story is left untold<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dynasties thrive in democracy\u2019s name
Nepotism plays its usual game
Promises big, intentions small
For them, it\u2019s politics; for us, it\u2019s all<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet hope endures in every heart
That their chosen leaders will play their part
Until then, we watch the circus spin
In Indian politics, where few truly win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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