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Express LOL: Understanding Delhi elections through Bollywood and Hollywood

We had dramatic contest last year, which saw entrepreneurial spirit in the political sector for the first time in years.

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Elections in Delhi have been on everyone’s minds for close to a year. First, we had the dramatic contest last year, which saw entrepreneurial spirit in the political sector for the first time in years. Then we had the resignation, and the national elections, and clamour for fresh elections.

We’re all confused, so we need to understand elections in Delhi with the help of our best instructors: movies. Here are a few explanatory posters:

Delhi Movie 1

Delhi Movie 2

Delhi Movie 3

Delhi Movie 4

Delhi Movie 5

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