Five states Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram will soon witness state assembly elections, and the issue of soaring rates of vegetables is sure to play a huge role in determining the outcome in these states. The BJP’s Delhi unit is determined to take full advantage of the situation, with leaders Vijay Goyal and chief ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan having launched what can be called a revenge campaign against the Congress, harping on the part’s inability to rein in prices.

Given the anger already simmering among the common man over soaring onion prices, the rising potato prices are sure to add fuel to fire and escalate public angst. With India now in its 68th year of independence, the struggles of the state with things as basic as onions and potatoes fail to inspire a sense of a democracy matured. The people are still too worried about prices of basic commodities to deliberate over political issues.