Hyderabad: 

With the municipal, Assembly and Parliament elections scheduled to be held in the state soon, the demand for local bands, posters, banners, pamphlets and hoardings have drastically shot up.

Twelve famous band groups have already been booked for the entire election season, hoarding manufacturers have got their hands full till March end and the prices of posters and banners have been increased by 40 per cent, especially after the creation of the Telangana state.

Famous bands like Jai Bheem Band in Khairatabad, Raj Kamal Band in Gowliguda, Pentaiah Band in Nimboliadda, Venkateshwara Band in Chintal Basti and the famous Marfa Band have all been booked in advance.

Mr Babji of Jai Bheem Band said, “A new 22 member team has been formed especially for the ensuing election season. For door-to-door canvassing, the band is charging Rs 50,000 a day while the charges for nominations and other election activities range between Rs 25,000 and Rs 30,000. Famous Hyderabadi sounds like Teen Maar, Lambadi and Marathi will be played.”

Mr Ram Singh, owner of Ram Poster & Banner Manufacture, Chapal Nagar, Mehdipatnam, said, “We are working on orders from the TRS, Congress, Telugu Desam Party, BJP, YSR Congress and even the newly introduced All India Christian Secular Party. So far the outlet has manufactured 1,200 banners for the TRS and 750 for Congress. The prices range from Rs 1,000 to Rs 10,000 depending on the size, design and quality.

Additional manpower has been brought in to complete the work on time.” Meanwhile, the demand for spray painters, car decorators and florists has shot up as well.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Politics / by DC Correspondent / March 08th, 2014