Post-poll Powercut

12,Janpath: After a fire recently,the bungalow of Lok Jan Shakti Party leader Ram Vilas Paswan has been restored. Everything is intact and still. And the staff is defensive: “No plans of moving have been made. In any case,if we have to move,there is a month’s grace period. But we are not letting anybody from the media in.”

14,Akbar Road: A Golden Amaltas and a banana grove nod in the mid-day heat at Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar’s residence. “While there is no immediate talk of leaving,Shri Aiyar does have a home in Sainik Farms,” says his staff. After the defeat,there is “no question” of leaving Delhi; “he will very much stay in Delhi”.

11,Safdarjung Road: Its occupant became famous for the ban on smoking in public and in films. Now,the bungalow is deserted after the rout of the PMK in the elections (not a single seat won). Of late,footfall has drawn a blank. “Not many people come here. Mr (Anbumani) Ramadoss is in Tamil Nadu. Perhaps the family will move back there,” the staff says.

7,Kamaraj Lane: Shankar Singh Vaghela’s staff says he “will continue living in the house”. Like many others who are no longer MPs,Vaghela is travelling. “His political timetable is unknown,” they say.