Dance of Democracy

Its election time and we get to hear views and objections on topics as varied as economy, religion, security, external affairs, etc. from whole political diaspora everyday and every hour.
And I frankly believe most of these discussions are going to end in trash as soon as election is over.

So whats make this election season special as compared to any we have seen in years gone by.
Voter turnout seem to be same. The politicians are again stroking age old issues about which public in general is not interested. The quality of politicians has not changed much and old guns seem to have taken a nosedive.

But then this year election season doesn't seem to be so much exciting as it used to be, thanks to EC. But then the bhasanbaji has shifted from streets to our bedroom via television. Do these politicos think people prefer to watch them rather than saas-bahus or filmi celebs? I mean they always manage to remain in news and newspapers. And after watching them on full-page news advertisements do we still need to watch them during TV commercials specially when we are trying to find some good entertainment?