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The Dance of Democracy: why do so many people contest elections, even when they know that defeat is a certainty? – Chawm Ganguly

As India goes to the polls, and the possibility of a fractured, truncated mandate looms large, many a man on the street is voicing their wonder at the “wastage” that the entire process involves. Take for example, the number of candidates in the fray. Every single election has seen the number of candidates increasing and …