Much like the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the South Mumbai voters decided not to be a spoilsport in the Assembly polls and have made their vote count.
The extensive coverage of Election 2014 by news channels bemoaning the indifference of elite Mumbaikars, the political hoardings that adorn the streets of Mumbai, multi-cornered contests necessitated by break of the two mainstream parties and the Modi factor seem to have had an effect on the SoBo (South Bombay) voters.
Shedding their tag of apathy, SoBo voters were seen beating the October heat as they queued up outside the booths to cast their vote.
While booths in Malabar Hill, one of the plush areas of South Mumbai, witnessed only a handful of people casting their votes in the morning hours, the crowd started swelling by afternoon.
Meera Satyapal, a first-time voter, said: “This is a very interesting election as we have many options which we didn’t have in the Lok Sabha polls.”
“My vote is against corruption. All these years I have been a loyal voter but this time I have decided to give another mainstream party a chance,” said Prakash Joshi, a resident.
Teenagers Nikhil Saxsena and Prashant Raghavan said: “ We were happy after the two major alliances decided to spilt. This gave us a chance to vote for the party we wanted to.”
