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vehicles participating in the rally do not pay for fuel at among people which could be redeemed at the liquor
the time of filling it and the payment is done later by shop by getting the designated liquor.
the coordinator, who notes down the amount of fuel
filled and the total payment needed to be made which cash and Food
they reimburse later in cash. On an average, a candidate does more than 100 pub-
lic rallies and meetings in their constituency. We all
Free liquor know every candidate addresses gathering from few
In most rural and urban areas, party coordinators of hundred to thousands of people depending on the
candidates do tie-ups with the local liquor shops and areas they are visiting but what we do not know is
provide them with a particular date and time when what is being offered to some people who come to lis-
people will visit their shops. One of the campaign ten to the candidates. Every candidate wants to show
workers of the party visit the liquor shop at that par- his popularity among the masses and the support he
ticular time and distributes free liquor among the is garnering from people. To show that strength and
people on the pretext of promising the support for the to influence other voters many candidates with the
candidate. In many cases, some slips are distributed help of their coordinators gets people from across the

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