Haven’t kept a secret diary for a few days. Sorry. Poll campaigning was easy and uncomplicated. Blame every political party for the current mess, label every party leader corrupt, throw some titbits to the fawning media, job done and plenty of time for diary writing. But now, it’s impossible to cope with the aam party image. Have to decide on every issue after consulting the people. Take the case of my accommodation—Sheila Dikshit just moved into her bungalow, and that was that. In my case, the government chose two adjoining five-bedroom flats and then the trouble began. The media organised a poll on the issue. Were the flats suitable for an aam party chief minister. Weren’t they too big? Did he really need such big flats? Will they upset my aam aadmi image? I had to inspect the flats nearly 20 times and reply to all sorts of media questions, some of them quite embarrassing. So were the poll results. Why did I need so many bathroom fixtures? As a genuine aam aadmi, why did I need a western type toilet when millions of Delhi citizens had to make do with Indian style ones. Why have toilets at all when 30 per cent of Delhiites did not even have one? Why can’t the aam aadmi CM ‘do it in the open’ like the people and prove he belonged to them? But how can I decide on water rates, power rates, market taxes and so on while squatting in the open air?