Who won it! Media hype projects Kejriwal

Even before the state elections have been announced, media houses have started spreading ‘rumours’ by projecting their ‘survey’ as the last word in psephology and predicting who is going to be the next chief minister or which party is going to be responsible for a hung assembly. Leading the pack are the two biggest media players in the National Capital, out to legitimise their falsehood by splashing big headlines. The Times of India survey predicts hung assembly in Delhi while Hindustan Times says Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit is the favourite to win assembly elections in November, but it will not be a cakewalk for her Congress party. It means end of the road for arch ‘rival’ Arvind Kejriwal. Interestingly, Aam Aadmi Party boss Kejriwal gives himself 100 percent marks and sees himself as becoming the Chief Minister. This should not come as a surprise as his motivation, inclination and intentions were never hidden; just that he has been able to fool a lot of people, a lot of times. It is to be seen if he can fool all the people, all the time. But what is glaring is how the two media houses are blatantly coming out with their respective ‘survey’ (on the same day) and claiming diverse position. The reader or Aam Admi (or woman), is confused. What is one expected to do or who to believe! Believe the ToI (It is more than 175 years old): Here is the headline: BJP to win 3 of 4 states in upcoming polls, close call in Delhi: Survey And the story leads with: The BJP is set to retain power in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and unseat the Congress party in Rajasthan. But in Delhi the party is locked in a neck-and-neck race with the Congress, which could end up in a hung assembly, according to a Times Now-CVoter poll. And here is HT headline: Hung assembly likely? Team Kejriwal rising, Delhi won't give Dikshit sweeping victory But the text is different: An exclusive survey by Hindustan Times and research agency C fore has found that the Congress may scrape through with anything between 32 and 37 seats in the 70-member Delhi Vidhan Sabha to form a government again. Note: The agency names are different. C Voter and C fore, respectively. In the end it is your call: Both how you will vote and who to believe. The Correspondent Bureau