Sleeping on duty
We have put together this slideshow of politicians who have been caught 'recharging' their batteries during a hard day's work. Seen in this picture: Not one or two but three members of the Congress party, including Kapil Sibal, taking a nap during- What is wearing down Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh? For one, these elections won't be a cakewalk for his wife and sitting MP from Mandi Patibha Singh who is seeking relection. BJP is putting up state general secretary Ram Swaroop
- Well, BJP patriarch L K Advani has had all his 'wishes' turned down by the party leadership that is at present calling the shots. Hope another win from Gandhinagar will pick up his failing political fortunes.
- Keeping ahead of the Opposition with a razor-thin majority is not a mean task. But it is not new to Oommen Chandy who has been chief minister of Kerala for four times. But it does get to one, does it not?
- That doesn't look like a Delhi dream! These elections are likely to be a watershed in Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's political career. Once the state's blue-eyed boy, he today stands without a partner having taken a calculated risk to end a 17
- That is Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly and former state chief minister Jagadish Shettar.
- Well Finance Minister P Chidambaram is not contesting this time. Away from the public eye, he can look forward to many more 40 winks.
- Defence Minister A K Antony with eyes shut -- a lot on his mind these days apart from the elections and sub mishaps?
- He might be struggling to stay awake here but former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa faces his maiden Lok Sabha fight this time. People say his Shimoga is no longer a sleepy town, having seen tremendous development under his watch as CM.
- We're not sure what former BJP minister in Karnataka Govinda Karjola was listening to, but by the looks of it, it could have been a lullaby.
We have put together this slideshow of politicians who have been caught 'recharging' their batteries during a hard day's work. Seen in this picture: Not one or two but three members of the Congress party, including Kapil Sibal, taking a nap during
Sleeping on duty
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