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Many candidates have made it a habit to change parties just to contest elections. Should people of Karnataka reject the party-hoppers lock, stock and barrel? DH had invited readers’ opinion on the issue. Not surprisingly, most readers called the turncoats as a sign of decadence in democracy and ideology, and that they should be written off with the bullets of the ballot. Voting for stable, honest and ideal-driven candidates, requires maturity on the voters’ part, said some.
There were a handful who felt that it was okay to be search for “greener pastures” to seek gain and sure enough, hop and jump.
