A Quid Proquo (Tit For Tat) Election

Srinivas Rao, Literary & Debating Secretary of the Machhar Party, glasses adorned on eyes, spoke in English whimsically and his speech outsmarted Ashwin Kulkarni of Rahul Party in the debate leading to the victory of Machhar Party in culfest.

Loud claps and whistles echoed!

His words brought a new spark in the eyes and confidence in the hearts of first years who were emotionally beaten by Rahul and his goons. 

Now, it was time for the fourth years to bid farewell and third years were promoted to fourth years. One year passed, bereft of any changes in the Bhabha Bhavan for first years. 

The first years were now promoted to the second years and they were the ones following the path of the Machhar Party, sticking together for anti-ragging. 

They did all the efforts from their side to stop the bullying of first years, but still Rahul was unconquerable for them. In front of him, all their efforts were in vain.

Rahul and his second in command 'Tiwari Mishra' were the rugged ones pulling everyone's leg and ruling the party like a king, doing nothing.

All their words were utterly ridiculous bullshit! 

Soon, the time for election came once de nova.

Now, all years students were divided within their own batches. Rahul and his party lost their reputation in the college after the applaudable speech of Srinivas Rao.

 He left. But echoes of his words were penetrating in the minds of all the second years and other students, even teachers looked at them with dejection. 

For it was a punch to the teacher 's guts. The crystal clear display of the incident through word by word. The Rahul Party was tarnished brutally! Though, they were still the winning party until now.

Currently, Rahul's mind was brewing with ways of handling all the first years and second years.

For his opposition was the past supporter of Machhar Party, whom they skirted off the first years' hostel in previous elections while doing Kabza. His name was 'Titu pawar'. 

Well, Titu was an eyewitness of the past fallacies, so his motto was simple and sober - "Don't give and take bullshit!" 

Because that's what Rahul Party did, he throughout the year just delayed everything and even broke the ethics to win election, just to sit immobile in the end. First years of the Machhar party allowed him to take bullshit over them, and he succeeded in retailability. 

Since Rahul didn't live in a hostel, he hadn't solved any problem related to hostel for students and this angered not only the students of third, second years but some fourth years as well.

Those of fourth years living in the hostel were in favour of Titu. And pari passu, some of the third years who didn't live in the hostel were against him. It was a tie on tie situation! 

The Titu Party's main concern was to find a way of dealing with gundas of Rahul. Everybody knew the story of how the great Machhar Party lost. 

No one wanted history to repeat itself! 

All the second years at current time, were the cowering first years under Rahul Party and were going to vote for his party or so what everyone thought! 

First years could be easily manipulated or deceived, so the Titu party did the best to support and provide assurance as well as protection to them, but in their hearts, the thumping was melancholy paced.

Nobody was aware what the future beholds. c

Crossing their fingers and praying to lord, all the members of the Titu party were counting breaths.

They didn't have the support of their whole batch mates, so standing up to Rahul and his goons was useless and lucid, as they were going to be outnumbered. 

Rahul had ensured that all the second years would vote for him and him only. And his goons and Party were ready for Kabza of the first years so that there wasn't any chance for him to lose.

The Titu Party's members were helplessly biting their nails. They had no chance of winning according to them, but the trump card was in the hands of second years, that's going to be unveiled tomorrow.

The election day came!

At the voting booth, all the second, third and fourth years voted. First years were missing, still no teacher beseeched about them. Some things never change! 

Last thirty minutes were left, when suddenly a hurd of students entered through the gate. They were first years! 

Everyone was shell shocked! Mouths dangling ajar and eyes bulging out from their sockets. 

All, but second years were smirking with a knowing smile. The love interest of Titu, Seema from second year winked at him and he gave a soft smile in return. 

The results were out and consequently the "Titu Party" was declared winner with 400 exceeding votes. This really shut the mouth of all fourth years siding Rahul.

It was time to give the speech at the auditorium which was buzzing with the howls of all years students. 

Rahul, wearing a scowl on his face, was lingering on the side corner with his party members. 

Titu came upon the stage and glanced down at the faces, some were flummoxed, others were cheerful, and of course the rest who belonged to the Rahul Party were glaring at him.

He tapped the mic three times, 'tak, tak, tak' and kicked off. "I am conscious of the bafflement you all are going through and the lamentation in my opposition's heart". 

You must be wondering Rahul, how the hell did it happen? What happened to your goons? 

So, let's rewind a little bit and look at the morning of the election.

The first years were silent all night, no one uttered a word, but, in fact in their minds, the plan was already fabricated. You thought they were scared because of your goons.

Nay! They have been warned beforehand by the second years and had hidden all the child weapons like balloons, soap water guns and buckets, eggs, etc. under their clandestine storeroom that was locked. On being asked, the excuse was that it belonged to the boy who had not come yet.

You were so engrossed and proud of your idea that you didn't even think about any loophole.

All the second years hold a grudge against you from the past year and they merely nodded their heads at you, but within they were taunting you. How gullible of you, Rahul! 

After what you did, you seriously considered them to be puppets under you? 

As the dawn came upon and the election was about to end, they executed the plan and dropped buckets of soap water in the corridor which led all the gundas in the corridor to slip and when others came for help. They attacked with eggs and balloons, making them unable to open eyes and move forward. And you know the rest! 

Well, all the credit of our winning goes to the second years or I must say to Srinivas Rao, who influenced their minds with the idea that innovators are smarter than engineers! 

I think you might have forgotten Rahul or you didn't pay attention at all. But in the past you were an innovator, coming up with a different tactic. Your aim fixated upon doing what the other party was not even thinking about.

Although, at the moment of this election, you were an engineer, not an innovator. Your mind was cluttered around the technique of stopping first years like last time. That led you to your Party's downfall. 

Because first years minds were engraved with the idea of innovation. 

We must say, Innovators are indeed smarter than engineers!