Three things I learnt from covering my first election

Madhya Pradesh, with its 51 districts and myriad climes and cultures, can be described as a state of states. Covering its Assembly poll was wonderful not just because it was my first time covering one, but also because it was a time when the electorate wears its true colours on its sleeves.

Shivpuri's BJP candidate Yashodhara Raje Scindia refuses to accept a pair of scissors from the hands of a BJP worker, on Nov 14 at Katha Mill, to inaugurate a campaign van. Instead he is asked to place them on the ground from where she picks it up. Photo: AM FARUQUI

Don’t assume.Feudalism for some is culture for others.Don’t predict.