Calling the Astrobluff in Maharashtra

The score so far: 1 for rationality, 0 for astrology. None of the astrologers predict it correctly in a contest.

The score so far: 1 for rationality, 0 for astrology. Before the state Assembly election on 13 October, the Satara-based Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (Mans), or Superstition Eradication Committee, organised a contest for astrologers to predict the results of the election. The prize: Rs 21 lakh. Despite extending the time given, Mans says not one of the 50-odd applications so far gives the answers in accordance with the rules. Mans’ Chairman Dr Dabholkar says, “We asked them to… predict the number of winning candidates from each party, the margin by which a candidate wins and the number of votes they get, and state the astrological law used. Not one person has…”

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