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Most pollsters have predicted that the Narendra Modi led BJP has
an edge over their rivals in the Lok Sabha Elections, 2014. Shahrukh, the star
of Bakrapur, has observed something similar. The party selection count, on the Kaun Banega PM? Android mobile game has revealed
that Modi is far ahead of AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal, with over 71% more votes that
the latter, and INC’s Rahul Gandhi as the second runner up, for now. The total
number of votes, however, seem to be monumentally more for Rahul Gandhi, which
can be credited to the strong players choosing him.
Overall, 405 people have chosen to play for Narendra Modi, while
236 have opted for AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal. Rahul Gandhi stands third, with only
129 players lending him their support. Mamta Banerjee, Jayalalitha, Mayawati
and Mulayam Singh Yadav were among the other leaders to be featured in the
game’s leader options.
Kaun Banega
PM? can be downloaded via the 'Google
Play Store' and from http://bit.ly/KaunBanegaPM on Android
phones.
“A national
level scoreboard has been put up to keep track of the fortunes of the
various contenders on our Kaun Banega PM? game. We have also made
available state wise leads and of course, the highest scores achieved, the
candidate on whose behalf it has been achieved and so on. This will definitely
prove an impetus to individual players to play harder to improve their
individual scores. We are offering a fun way in which to engage with the
political process”, says Rajiv
Malhotra, Executive Director, Idea Farms.
Director
Janaki Vishwanathan said, “This is the
perfect game to connect with our audience. With elections coming up, the scores
on the Kaun Banega PM? Game are sure to raise few eyebrows. Numbers speak
volumes and the scores here surely have a lot to say.”
The new android mobile game launched by the Delhi based company
Idea Farms, in association with the makers of the Shahrukh starrer Yeh Hai Bakrapur, doubles up as a mock
opinion poll that attempts to gauge the political mood of the nation. Shahrukh,
the rock star goat protagonist of the film, plays the role of a referee in the
game. The rules of the game require players to select the party of their
choice and thereafter, collect symbols, fruits and icons of the party’s
candidates in order to accumulate votes for their chosen party. They are
also required to guard against rotten eggs and also the symbols of the
opposition parties.
The numbers state-wise are even more interesting. In West Bengal,
TMC’s Mamta Banerjee has swept maximum votes, with majority of players opting
for the party. Jayalalitha is ruling in Tamil Nadu, with Narendra Modi and Karunanidhi
standing 2nd and 3rd. In Maharashtra, too, BJP’s Modi
reign continues, with the political figure crushing AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal and
every other candidate.
It is going to be interesting to observe how far the game results
mirror those of Elections, 2014 and if the PM choice that Shahrukh throws up
will be the choice of the nation.
