On election-eve, UPA doles out governorships as political prize and patronage

The manner in which the Centre rushed through the appointments of governors in Kerala and UP — hours before the EC announced the 2014 poll dates — has reinforced the well-founded suspicion that gubernatorial posts are doled out as political patronage. Kerala’s new governor, Sheila Dikshit, may well have an impressive resume as a three-term chief minister.

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