IN ONE of the more delicious ironies of Indian politics, a recent opinion poll revealed that Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, who will be 80 on Dec 25, was the most preferred candidate of the young voters between the age of 18 and 35 for continuing in his present job.
Seeking a second five-year term in office, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader was ahead of his closest rival, Opposition Leader and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, by a good 27%.
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