New Delhi: Some take recourse to home-made remedies to keep their fitness levels intact, while others actually look forward to the rigours of election to reduce the extra flab from their bodies.

With long hours of campaigning and reduced sleep raising stress levels for those contesting the Delhi Assembly elections, candidates are cautious that the pre-poll period does not take a toll on their health.

BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate V K Malhotra, who has been nursing a "sore throat," is cautious to ensure his voice does not ditch him at this crucial juncture.

"I don't have any problems except a sore throat, for which I regularly gargle with hot water," says Malhotra, who is hoping to dethrone Shiela Dikshit after a ten year stunt at the helm of the state.

Meanwhile, Delhi's Health Minister Yoganand Shastri has cut down on his diet to keep stomach problems away in his busy schedule which leaves no time to execrcise and relax.

"The amount of work is such that we hardly sleep for more than three hours," says Shastri.

"There is no time for relaxing or stretching out, the only precaution I take is to reduce the intake of food," he says.

BJP candidate Vijay Jolly, who is contesting against Shiela Dikshit from New Delhi constituency, said his mantra for physical and mental fitness is to remain "cool".

He, however, also uses specific home-made remedies to prevent a bad throat that might affect his campaign.

"I daily consume lukewarm water with tulsi leaves and cloves. This preparation by my wife helps me keep my throat fine," Jolly said.
Source : PTI