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American poet Robert Frost once said, "The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep." Today, any politician can modify the quote, "The elections are murky, dark and dim. But I have promises to break and millions to earn after I win."
So, when a party, after winning the elections, claims, "Jo kaha woh kar dikhaya," they are not in the wrong because they did everything for the betterment of their family. A villager complained to the leader campaigning in their constituency, "Netaji, you have been saying it for past 15 years that we would get uninterrupted power supply. Now, you have come to make the same promise again." "You should be proud of me," replied neta ji, "at least I have not gone back on my promise and I’m still sticking to it." A man went to a magistrate and requested, "Sir, could you certify that I am a aam adami?" The magistrate asked him, "Where on earth is the need for that?" The man replied, "Sir, all parties are making big promises to aam adami. I hope they do not deprive me of the opportunity if I don’t have the certificate."
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Election
promises can be divided broadly into two categories—kept and not
kept promises. The promises to be kept could be those which a neta makes
to himself, "If I win I would make my son the Deputy Chief
Minister or I will get all prime land allotted to my wife and so
on." Promises that may not be fulfilled are, "If we win we
will eradicate poverty, create jobs for thousands of unemployed, and
provide rice at Rs 2 a kg."