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ShareBANGALORE: The blogging world is closely following the Kerala and Tamil Nadu polls.Bloggers from Kerala, a politically aware state, compete with bloggers from Tamil Nadu.
The Savekerala.blogspot.com recently held a Blog-O-Poll to identify who will be Kerala's next chief minister. Oomen Chandy of the Congress won 159 votes, while his CPM rival VS Achuthanandan bagged only 23 votes.
Tamil Nadu, however, with a dozen dedicated political blogs like Arasiyal Talk, Therthal 2006 and Idly Vadai easily outnumber blogs from God's Own Country.
Arasiyal Talk has information on candidates and their tall promises, while Therthal 2006, a team effort of ten bloggers, has posts on celebrity campaigners and popular Tamil election songs.
Vijay Krishna and S Eshwar started Chennai-today.blogspot.com in February to capture the essence of the hustings.
Their site lists opinion pieces on seat sharing agreements and involves reader interaction through queries on topics like the outcome of switching parties and fate of newcomers.
Testing the waters, the Kerala Congress (J), a constituent of the Left Democratic Front, has a blog Keralarising.blogspot.com. A relative newcomer to the blogosphere, it features developments inside the party headed by PJ Joseph, including spats about seat adjustments with the LDF.
Focussing on national political developments, Allaboutpolitics.-blogspot.com pokes fun at the free colour TVs that political parties are dangling in front of voters in Tamil Nadu.
Kerala blogs like Newkerala.-blogspot.com crank up the spice quotient by detailing political scandals, investigations against politicians, strikes and developments like pay revision of employees.
Serving up piping hot political news, Idlyvadai.blogspot.com and Hotmachihot.blogspot.com gives information on the latest deserters, newcomers and campaigning gaffes like the politician who used Hindi handbills to campaign in Tamil Nadu.
