Youths ready to vote for change, development

NAGPUR: The enthusiasm the youngsters had during the Lok Sabha elections early this year seems to have spilled over to the assembly polls, too. The youth are all gung ho about voting and showing their commitment towards development by doing their duty.
Though change and development are high on their priorities, they have been left thinking harder following the split in major alliances in the state."I think this is going to be the toughest elections in the state till date. There might be a hung house as voters are a bit confused," said Arpit Agrawal, a student.
Agreeing with Agrawal, IT professional Grishma Limje feels the situation created by political parties is only going to harm them. "Their votes are going to be divided. Now, they can't be sure how they will perform," she said.
However, some feel the confusion among voters might prove to be beneficial for the democratic process. "This means people will have to think harder and take tough decisions. They might face a situation where they might like the party and not the candidate or vice versa. This will enrich the democracy as it will entail better scrutiny of a candidate by voters," said Alok Ubgade, an assistant professor.
He also said that the results will be unpredictable and we may have a hung assembly. "Now, parties will know exactly where they stand and hopefully will focus on doing actual good work. Thus, when I vote, I will be voting for development," Ubgade added.
Parul Pande, a private sector employee, is also going to vote for development and change. "We have to give chance to new people and see if they work and voting is the way to do it. Elections give us a chance to set the authority into action along with voting," she said.
But IT professional Avinash Singh is concerned that youngsters are getting carried away by looking at the bigger picture even in assembly elections rather than looking at their immediate surroundings. "Most of the candidates are taking help of the image of national leaders and asking vote on their credibility, and many are being taken in by that," he said.
He said that people are so busy with their lives that they might not attend their society meetings which discuss their immediate problems like bad roads or water, but will form opinions on the basis of national issues. "Many are just thinking about their own profit out of voting and not society," Singh said.