out and what shell do in the next five years in between there are barbs for rahul the bjp sp and the centre for dragging its feet over ups fourway division which she said would give more power to peoplechalega hanthi udegi dhoolna rahega cycle na rahegi phool shouted the crowd bsps elephant will raise dust drowning out sps cycle and bjps lotus its not a new slogan which possibly explains why congresss hand doesnt figure in it speech over mayawati greets journalists gets into a car for the helicopter 100 metres away in a large fencedoff field along the fence and on rooftops people had collected waving at her she got out of her car near the chopper waved back and climbed on to the helicopter slogans ring out again a bsp worker taunts us have you seen such support for any leader but you will write about rahul gandhi not herreckoning rahulwe reached rahuls meeting at bhognipur in kanpur dehat on saturday just as his helicopter was landing raising a churn of dried leaves polythene scraps and dust he was an hour late apparently because of a meeting with journalists in delhi that lasted two hours instead of one the beard was gone rahul was shaven clean energetic waving at the crowd a spring in his step he briskly climbed the ramp leading to the stage rahul gandhi zindabad shouted party workersrahul is a distinct presence in these polls apart from the fact that hes a likely pm young good looking and scorching up with his campaign blitz hes invariably a subject of discussion and ridicule at every bsp bjp and sp meeting the opposition attacks have only added to the brand rahul buzz everyone we met had a view on him good or bad but never indifferent thats probably why a crowd of 2000025 000 waited for him at bhognipur a crowd possibly larger than what we saw for sonia the next day in jhansirahuls pitch was for a higher morality and accountability in politics he attacked the sp bsp and bjp parties that have been in government in up for the last 22 years for doing nothing for people youve the same problems dont you no water electricity school or hospital he asked your brothers are still migrating to bombay and delhi for work right i want to change this i want to make up indias best state they say im being theatrical when i talk to you eat with you stay with you i promise to continue this dramatheres fluency in his speech practised pauses rhetorical questions sarcastic references to opponents the young man has worked hard on his oratory this carries the crowd along as he speaks but you wonder how long the impact would last wont people see the contradiction between his promise of political morality and the tainted congressled upa government at the centre wont that rahuls team in up isnt exactly lily white or