"Battle for Bittora", by Anuja Chauhan during vacation.
This is the story of Sarojini 'Jinny' Pande who's grandfather was a freedom fighter + ex-MP and grandmother an 3 x ex-MP. Jinny is hurled from her job as animation specialist (making kitanoo of Harpic) to fighting election on Pragati party (read Congress) ticket for Bittora, a constituency in Pavit Pradesh ( Read UP). Her opponent is Zain Altaf Khan of IJP (Read BJP), an ex-royal of Bittora and her childhood sweetheart, who she still lusts.
Will she fight the election? Will she win? Do Jinny and Zhain become enemies? The story has twists, real politiking, horse trading, betrayal and magnanimity.
Jinny's state of always being in two minds, being torn between politics and love is portrayed well. Her love-hate relationship with Zhain is the base of the story. A number if characters are based on real life figures like Sonia, Varun, Modi etc.
The pace of story is slow.Zhain seems to be always 2 steps ahed of Jinny. Sometimes you wonder wheather Jinny is really smart. Although the election is for Loksabha, the canvas seems smaller and appears like a Vidhansabha election instead.
This is Anuja's 2nd novel after 'Zoya factor' where she has depicted emotions of modern day young Indian lady very well. (It has become her USP).
Although it is an OK read, this novel does not raise to the heightened expectations after 'Zoya factor'
This is the story of Sarojini 'Jinny' Pande who's grandfather was a freedom fighter + ex-MP and grandmother an 3 x ex-MP. Jinny is hurled from her job as animation specialist (making kitanoo of Harpic) to fighting election on Pragati party (read Congress) ticket for Bittora, a constituency in Pavit Pradesh ( Read UP). Her opponent is Zain Altaf Khan of IJP (Read BJP), an ex-royal of Bittora and her childhood sweetheart, who she still lusts.
Will she fight the election? Will she win? Do Jinny and Zhain become enemies? The story has twists, real politiking, horse trading, betrayal and magnanimity.
Jinny's state of always being in two minds, being torn between politics and love is portrayed well. Her love-hate relationship with Zhain is the base of the story. A number if characters are based on real life figures like Sonia, Varun, Modi etc.
The pace of story is slow.Zhain seems to be always 2 steps ahed of Jinny. Sometimes you wonder wheather Jinny is really smart. Although the election is for Loksabha, the canvas seems smaller and appears like a Vidhansabha election instead.
This is Anuja's 2nd novel after 'Zoya factor' where she has depicted emotions of modern day young Indian lady very well. (It has become her USP).
Although it is an OK read, this novel does not raise to the heightened expectations after 'Zoya factor'
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