Andhra Pradesh poll season promises extra earnings for many
The HinduAs the pulse of political activity quickens ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, 35-year-old Chintala Arjun quietly toils away in a garage at Auto Nagar near Gajuwaka in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. However, for working on campaigning vehicles, I earn around ₹30,000 for each,” says a beaming Arjun, adding, “The elections are a big boost to our business. They have agreed to pay good wages, apart from promising to reimburse fuel charges.” Palla Ashok, a senior political analyst, says, “Election season come in handy for small-scale businesses and vendors. But with the election season underway, we’ve increased production by about 10%, hiring additional manpower to meet the expected demand,” says G. Satish of Sridevi Printing Press. “Since the code is now in effect, we expect business to slow down over the next two weeks, but we anticipate it will pick up again once the nomination process begins.” He also observes a trend among party leaders favouring plastic flexis over environmentally-friendly ones made of cloth.
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