Election campaigns bring income to certain commercial establishments and food and hospitality sector during the polls. Small and budget eateries are seeing a huge rush of cadres of political parties as a consequence of the by─elections of Yercaud (ST) constituency, who are in the middle of a campaign. Businesses that have reaped the best returns are small hotels, cottages and bakeries near the boat house, bus stand and nearby places in this tourism centre stated a report by M K Ananth in The Hindu.
R Siva, Owner of a hotel near Anna Park, said that the cadres flow in from breakfast time to dinner in small hotels such as his. “We price our items nominally. The items are sought after by them and the price suits their budget. Bakeries and tea stalls too have good business as the cadres look for a quick bite and warm beverages to beat the cold”.