With the political scenario looking uncertain, General Election 2014 starts off sluggishly, with political parties preparing to dole out sops and lining their PR machinery to advertise their achievements. 18 rajya Sabha The Oddballers 20 Maharashtra Modi Hits the Ground Running 28 west bengal Didi Primes Herself Up for New Delhi 52 election special Babulal Marandi 58 opinion Arun Sinha